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• catalog abstract ""In the 1960s and 1970s Afghanistan was depicted in the media as the romantic haven of nomads and a resort for hashish-smoking hippies; in the 80s it was seen as a country where brave warriors fought against the 'evil' Soviet empire, and in the 90s was redrawn as a semi-feudal land ruled by warlords and Islamic fundamentalists. In September 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States thrust the country to the fore of global politics. The Afghans brings together these different outside perspectives to form one coherent story, telling the dramatic history of the land and peoples of Afghanistan from prehistoric times to the present day." "The book discusses a wide variety of subjects including the Indo-Iranian invasions of the second millennium BC, the Persian Achaemenids, Alexander the Great, the Islamic conquest, the Mongols and the rise of the kingdom of Afghanistan in the eighteenth century. The author pays special attention to recent developments, including the Soviet occupation of the country and subsequent events that led to the dramatic crisis of late 2001. Much of the description of the contemporary period is based on the author's own experience of events. The history also draws on a wide variety of other sources, including archaeological, historical and linguistic materials."--Jacket.".
• catalog contributor b12366609.
• catalog coverage "Afghanistan History.".
• catalog created "2002.".
• catalog date "2002".
• catalog date "2002.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "2002.".
• catalog description ""In the 1960s and 1970s Afghanistan was depicted in the media as the romantic haven of nomads and a resort for hashish-smoking hippies; in the 80s it was seen as a country where brave warriors fought against the 'evil' Soviet empire, and in the 90s was redrawn as a semi-feudal land ruled by warlords and Islamic fundamentalists. In September 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States thrust the country to the fore of global politics. The Afghans brings together these different outside perspectives to form one coherent story, telling the dramatic history of the land and peoples of Afghanistan from prehistoric times to the present day."".
• catalog description ""The book discusses a wide variety of subjects including the Indo-Iranian invasions of the second millennium BC, the Persian Achaemenids, Alexander the Great, the Islamic conquest, the Mongols and the rise of the kingdom of Afghanistan in the eighteenth century. The author pays special attention to recent developments, including the Soviet occupation of the country and subsequent events that led to the dramatic crisis of late 2001. Much of the description of the contemporary period is based on the author's own experience of events. The history also draws on a wide variety of other sources, including archaeological, historical and linguistic materials."--Jacket.".
• catalog description "1. Up and down the Hindu Kush -- 2. The peoples of Afghanistan -- 3. The early years -- 4. The advent of the Indo-Iranian speaking peoples -- 5. Archaeology and the Indo-Iranians -- 6. Scythian horsemen -- 7. Opening up to the West -- 8. The Greeks -- 9. Northern rulers -- 10. The reassertion of the Iranian West -- 11. The advent of Islam -- 12. The Iranian dynasties -- 13. The Mongols -- 14. Towards the kingdom of Afghanistan -- 15. The Sadozay dynasty -- 16. War with Britain -- 17. The dynasty of Amir 'Abd al-Rahman Khan -- 18. Changing Afghanistan -- 19. The years of Communism -- 20. After the Soviets.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [335]-364) and index.".
• catalog extent "x, 382 p. :".
• catalog identifier "0631198415 (hardcover : alk. paper)".
• catalog isPartOf "The Peoples of Asia".
• catalog issued "2002".
• catalog issued "2002.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "Oxford ; Malden, Mass. : Blackwell Publishers,".
• catalog spatial "Afghanistan History.".
• catalog subject "958.1 21".
• catalog subject "DS358 .V64 2002".
• catalog tableOfContents "1. Up and down the Hindu Kush -- 2. The peoples of Afghanistan -- 3. The early years -- 4. The advent of the Indo-Iranian speaking peoples -- 5. Archaeology and the Indo-Iranians -- 6. Scythian horsemen -- 7. Opening up to the West -- 8. The Greeks -- 9. Northern rulers -- 10. The reassertion of the Iranian West -- 11. The advent of Islam -- 12. The Iranian dynasties -- 13. The Mongols -- 14. Towards the kingdom of Afghanistan -- 15. The Sadozay dynasty -- 16. War with Britain -- 17. The dynasty of Amir 'Abd al-Rahman Khan -- 18. Changing Afghanistan -- 19. The years of Communism -- 20. After the Soviets.".
• catalog title "The Afghans / Willem Vogelsang.".
• catalog type "History. fast".
• catalog type "text".