Afghanistan
Subtitle: a modern history : monarchy, despotism or democracy? : the problems of governance in the Muslim tradition
By: Angelo Rasanayagam.
Publisher: I.B. Tauris
Published: 2003
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 301
Subjects: Afghanistan -- History -- 20th century
Description: "Angelo Rasanayagam's magisterial work - the fruit of personal experience as well as years of scholarship - is the first major history of modern Afghanistan. It traces the country's development from the accession of Abdul Rahman Khan, the 'Iron Amir' in 1880, right up to the demise of the Taliban under US bombing over the winter of 2001, and the search for a new state structure in 2002. Of vital importance for understanding the country's current crisis, it will be essential reading for historians, policy makers, journalists, students, and all those interested in the state of the world today."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-296) and index.