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Recommended to the general reader as a clear, thoughtful and well-written account of the history of the modern Afghan state. - Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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Sir Martin Ewans puts into an historical and contemporary context the series of tragic events that have impinged on Afghanistan in the past half century. The book examines the roots of these developments in Afghanistan’s earlier history and its external relationships, and examines their contemporary relevance, internally, regionally, and globally. Within this context, the book gives a description of the country and its peoples, the perennial struggles between the monarchy and the tribes, and the emergence of the Taliban.
Recommended to the general reader as a clear, thoughtful and well-written account of the history of the modern Afghan state. - Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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Sir Martin Ewans puts into an historical and contemporary context the series of tragic events that have impinged on Afghanistan in the past half century. The book examines the roots of these developments in Afghanistan’s earlier history and its external relationships, and examines their contemporary relevance, internally, regionally, and globally. Within this context, the book gives a description of the country and its peoples, the perennial struggles between the monarchy and the tribes, and the emergence of the Taliban.
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For a country as closed and remote as Afghanistan, a great deal of archaeological research has been carried out over the years, although relatively little of it has covered the country's prehistory. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
mujahidin groups, loya jirga, tribal support, frontier tribes Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Dost Mohammed, Abdur Rahman, Soviet Union, Shah Shuja, Sher Ali, Ranjit Singh, United States, Nadir Shah, Prime Minister, Ahmed Shah, Hindu Kush, Amu Darya, Fateh Khan, King Zahir, Yakub Khan, Nadir Khan, Shah Mahmud, Durand Line, Hafizullah Amin, Kabul University, Mohammed Akbar, Persian Gulf, Ismail Khan, Middle East, Mohammed Omar New!
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For a country as closed and remote as Afghanistan, a great deal of archaeological research has been carried out over the years, although relatively little of it has covered the country's prehistory. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
mujahidin groups, loya jirga, tribal support, frontier tribes Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Dost Mohammed, Abdur Rahman, Soviet Union, Shah Shuja, Sher Ali, Ranjit Singh, United States, Nadir Shah, Prime Minister, Ahmed Shah, Hindu Kush, Amu Darya, Fateh Khan, King Zahir, Yakub Khan, Nadir Khan, Shah Mahmud, Durand Line, Hafizullah Amin, Kabul University, Mohammed Akbar, Persian Gulf, Ismail Khan, Middle East, Mohammed Omar New!
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Front Cover | Front Flap | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Flap | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- The Great Game by Peter Hopkirk in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Road to Oxiana by Robert Byron in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- An Unexpected Light: Travels in Afghanistan by Jason Elliot in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- A Journal of the Disasters in Afghanistan by "Lady Sale" in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Islam and Resistance in Afghanistan (Cambridge Middle East Library) by Olivier Roy in Back Matter
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