Afghanistan : : A Cultural and Political History, Second Edition / / Thomas J. Barfield.
A major history of Afghanistan and its changing political cultureAfghanistan traces the historic struggles and the changing nature of political authority in this volatile region of the world, from the Mughal Empire in the sixteenth century to the Taliban resurgence today. Thomas Barfield introduces...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2022 English |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2022] ©2023 |
| Year of Publication: | 2022 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (456 p.) :; 3 b/w illus. 7 maps. |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- ILLUSTRATIONS
- PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION
- PREFACE TO THE 2010 EDITION
- Introduction
- Chapter one. People and Places
- Chapter two. Conquering and Ruling Premodern Afghanistan
- Chapter three. Anglo- Afghan Wars and State Building in Afghanistan
- Chapter four. Afghanistan in the Twentieth Century: State and Society in Conflict
- Chapter five. Afghanistan in the Twenty- first Century
- Chapter six. Afghanistan’s Failed Search for Stability
- Chapter seven. Some Conclusions (2010)
- NOTES
- REFERENCES
- INDEX