The Resource Afghanistan : a history from 1260 to the present, Jonathan L. Lee
Afghanistan : a history from 1260 to the present, Jonathan L. Lee
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- Summary
- Located at the intersection of Asia and the Middle East, Afghanistan has been strategically important for thousands of years. Its ancient trade routes and strategic position between India, Inner Asia, China, Persia and beyond has meant the region has been subject to frequent invasions. Modern Afghanistan is a culturally and ethnically diverse country, but one divided by conflict, political instability and by mass displacements of its people. Jonathan L. Lee places the current conflict in Afghanistan in its historical context and challenges many of the West's preconceived ideas about the country. Lee chronicles the region's monarchic rules and the Durrani dynasty, focusing on the reigns of each ruler and their efforts to balance tribal, ethnic, regional and religious factions, moving on to the struggle for social and constitutional reform and the rise of Islamic and Communist factions. He offers new cultural and political insights from Persian histories, the memoirs of Afghan government officials, British government and India Office archives, recently released cia reports and WikiLeaks documents. Lee also sheds new light on the country's foreign relations, its internal power struggles and the impact of foreign military interventions such as the 'War on Terror'
- Language
- eng
- Label
- Afghanistan : a history from 1260 to the present
- Title
- Afghanistan
- Title remainder
- a history from 1260 to the present
- Statement of responsibility
- Jonathan L. Lee
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Located at the intersection of Asia and the Middle East, Afghanistan has been strategically important for thousands of years. Its ancient trade routes and strategic position between India, Inner Asia, China, Persia and beyond has meant the region has been subject to frequent invasions. Modern Afghanistan is a culturally and ethnically diverse country, but one divided by conflict, political instability and by mass displacements of its people. Jonathan L. Lee places the current conflict in Afghanistan in its historical context and challenges many of the West's preconceived ideas about the country. Lee chronicles the region's monarchic rules and the Durrani dynasty, focusing on the reigns of each ruler and their efforts to balance tribal, ethnic, regional and religious factions, moving on to the struggle for social and constitutional reform and the rise of Islamic and Communist factions. He offers new cultural and political insights from Persian histories, the memoirs of Afghan government officials, British government and India Office archives, recently released cia reports and WikiLeaks documents. Lee also sheds new light on the country's foreign relations, its internal power struggles and the impact of foreign military interventions such as the 'War on Terror'
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- Lee, Jonathan L
- Dewey number
- 958.1
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- maps
- genealogical tables
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
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- Afghanistan
- Afghanistan
- Afghanistan
- Afghanistan
- Afghanistan
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- Afghanistan : a history from 1260 to the present, Jonathan L. Lee
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
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- text
- still image
- Content type MARC source
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- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- on1064944466
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Extent
- 780 pages
- Isbn
- 9781789140101
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Note
- 958.1 L513 ; XX-N ; [A18BP100, #3, 4@$50.00, DLG/ ].
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps, genealogical tables
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) 1064944466
- (OCoLC)1064944466
- Label
- Afghanistan : a history from 1260 to the present, Jonathan L. Lee
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- on1064944466
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Extent
- 780 pages
- Isbn
- 9781789140101
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Note
- 958.1 L513 ; XX-N ; [A18BP100, #3, 4@$50.00, DLG/ ].
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps, genealogical tables
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) 1064944466
- (OCoLC)1064944466
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