Afghanistan : : A Cultural and Political History / / Thomas Barfield.
Afghanistan 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 readers to the bewildering diversity of tribal and ethnic groups...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2010] ©2010 |
| Year of Publication: | 2010 |
| Edition: | Course Book |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics ;
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (408 p.) :; 5 line illus. 9 maps. |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- List of Illustrations
- Preface
- 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 Enters the Twenty-first Century
- Chapter six. Some Conclusions
- Notes
- References
- Index