Afghanistan : A Cultural and Political History /

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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Barfield, Thomas J. (Thomas Jefferson), 1950- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2010.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Social conditions.
Politics and government.
Islam and politics.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
HISTORY > General.
HISTORY.
Islam and politics > Afghanistan > History.
Afghanistan.
Afghānistān > Histoire.
Afghānistān > Politique et gouvernement.
Afghanistan > Social conditions.
Afghanistan > History.
Afghanistan > Politics and government.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • People and places
  • Conquering and ruling pre-modern Afghanistan
  • Anglo-Afghan Wars and state building in Afghanistan
  • Afghanistan in the twentieth century : state and society in conflict
  • Afghanistan enters the twenty-first century
  • Some conclusions.

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