The history of Afghanistan
By: Meredith L. Runion
Edition: Second edition.
Series: The Greenwood histories of the modern nations; Greenwood histories of the modern nations
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 263
ISBN-13: 9781610697774; 9781610697781
Subjects: History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-255) and index.
Table of contents: title: Timeline of historical events; title: The three pillars of Afghanistan : geography, people, and Islam; title: Prehistory : the emergence of civilization in ancient Afghanistan; title: Early civilization and the nomadic people of Afghanistan; title: Afghanistan from Hellenistic culture to the introduction of Islam; title: The Mongolian invasion of Afghanistan through the Shah dynasty; title: The birth of modern Afghanistan (1747-1826); title: European influence in Afghanistan (1826-1919); title: From the age of reformation to the war with the Soviets (1919-1979); title: The Soviet invasion and occupation of Afghanistan (1979-1989); title: Afghan fundamentalism and the Taliban regime (1989-2001); title: Afghanistan after September 11, 2001; title: The decade to find Osama Bin Laden; title: Looking back : the road to democracy in Afghanistan; title: The future of Afghanistan; title: Notable people in the history of Afghanistan; title: Glossary of frequently used terms; title: Timeline of rulers of Afghanistan; title: Chronological list of recent leaders of Afghanistan.