The emergence of modern Afghanistan
Subtitle: politics of reform and modernization
By: Vartan Gregorian
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Stanford, California
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780804782999; 9780804783002
Subjects: Politics and government; History
Notes: "Reissued with a new introduction."

Originally published: 1969.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The difficult legacy; title: Divisive forces : ethnic diversity, sectarianism, and social organization; title: Afghanistan in decline : the reforms of Dost Muhammed and Sher Ali; title: European imperialism and the Anglo-Afghan wars; title: Abdur Rahman Khan : from anarchy to absolute monarchy; title: Mahmud Tarzi and Siraj al-Akhbar; title: Habibullah Khan : the quest for absolutism and modernism; title: The rise of Afghan nationalism; title: Amanullah Khan, ill-fated champion of modernization; title: Bacha-i-Saqao, the bandit amir; title: Nadir Shah : from anarchy to selective modernization; title: Nadir Shah : foreign policy; title: Hashim Khan : nationalism and gradualism; title: Hashim Khan : foreign policy.