The origins of conflict in Afghanistan /

Clarifies the origins of Afghanistan's current dilemma and offers guidance for future policy.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Roberts, Jeffery J.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2003.
Temas:
1800-1999
HISTORY.
HISTORY > General.
Diplomatic relations
Buitenlandse betrekkingen.
Afghanistan > History > 19th century.
Afghanistan > History > 20th century.
Afghanistan > Foreign relations > 19th century.
Afghanistan > Foreign relations > 20th century.
Afghānistān > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Afghānistān > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan > 1919-1973.
Afghanistan > 1973- ...
Afghanistan > Relations extérieures > 19e siècle.
Afghanistan > Relations extérieures > 20e siècle.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: Background to Afghanistan, its history and people
  • British policy toward Afghanistan in the Nineteenth Century: the First Anglo-Afghan War
  • British policy toward Afghanistan in the Nineteenth Century: the Second Anglo-Afghan War
  • The reign of Abdur Rahman: Afghanistan as a "buffer state"
  • The rise and fall of Amanullah: s lesson in modernization
  • Nadir Shah and Hashim Khan: the dawn of Anglo-Afghan cooperation
  • Afghanistan in the Second World War and the origins of the "Lancaster Plan"
  • Afghanistan, British strategy, and the decision to partition India
  • The transfer of power on the Northwest Frontier and the origins of the "Pushtunistan" dispute
  • The strategic ramifications of the partition of India for Britain, the successor states, and Afghanistan
  • The Truman Administration and American policy in South Asia
  • The Eisenhower Administration's defense program and the decision for alliance with Pakistan
  • The Truman Administration and Afghanistan: the Helmand Valley Project, Pushtunistan, and military aid
  • The Eisenhower Administration, and the alliances
  • Mohammed Daoud, the Soviet-Afghan Agreement, and the road to war, 1955-1979
  • Summary and conclusion.

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