A brief history of Afghanistan
Wahab, Shaista2019
eBook
Abstract: A Brief History of Afghanistan, Second Edition offers a clear, concise account of this country's historical and cultural heritage, from 3000 BCE to the present. This insightful book explores the culture and politics of the Pashtun tribes whose homeland extends across much of Afghanistan and northern Pakistan, as well as the Taliban insurgency and the relationship between local leaders and the central government in Kabul.
Main title:
A brief history of Afghanistan / Shaista Wahab and Barry Youngerman.
Author:
Edition:
[Enhanced Credo edition]Second edition.
Imprint:
New York [New York] : Facts on File, 2010.©2010Boston, Massachusetts : Credo Reference, 2019.
Collation:
1 online resource (23 entries) : 65 images ; digital files.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.Description based on title page of print version.
System details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Linking notes:
Print version: xiii, 354 pages : illustrations, maps
Contents:
List of illustrations -- List of maps -- List of charts -- Introduction: no longer remote -- Land and people -- Early history (prehistory-651) -- From the rise of Islam to the Afghan State (651-1747) -- The birth of modern Afghanistan (1747-1901) -- Twentieth-century monarchy (1901-1973) -- A coup and a revolution (1973-1978) -- Soviet Afghanistan (1979-1989) -- Afghanistan in rebellion (1978-1992) -- Mujahideen rule (1992-1996) -- The Taliban Era (1996-2001) -- A new chance (2001-2010) -- Renewed crisis (2001-2010) -- Appendixes: Basic facts; Chronology; Bibliography; Suggested reading.
Access restrictions:
Access restricted to authorized users and institutions.
ISBN:
0816082197 (pbk)0816082189 (hardcover)9780816082193 (pbk)9781787852655 (electronic version)9780816082186 (hardcover)
Dewey class:
958.1
LC class:
DS356
Language:
English
BRN:
501666
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