Afghanistan
By: Jeffrey A. Gritzner
Series: Modern world nations
Publisher: Chelsea House Publishers
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 112
ISBN-13: 9780791067741; 9780791071045
Subjects: Juvenile literature
Description: A look at the geographic, political, economic, and social aspects of Afghanistan, a country struggling to reconcile modernization with traditional values and ways.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 106-107) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introducing Afghanistan; title: The natural environment; title: Early history and culture; title: The age of European imperialism; title: The Soviet invasion and its aftermath; title: People and culture; title: Government and economy; title: Afghanistan looks ahead.