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- catalog abstract ""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.".
- catalog contributor b12779756.
- catalog coverage "Afghanistan History 19th century.".
- catalog coverage "Afghanistan History 20th century.".
- catalog created "2003.".
- catalog date "2003".
- catalog date "2003.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2003.".
- catalog 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.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-296) and index.".
- catalog description "pt. 1. The building of the state. The 'Iron Amir': Abdur Rahman Khan (1880-1901) -- The Afghan monarchy -- Daoud's modernization programme and the Pashtunistan issue (1953-63) -- The democratic experiment (1963-1973) -- The abolition of the monarchy and the Daoud presidency (1973-78) -- pt. 2. The descent into civil war and anarchy. The 'Saur Revolution' (1978-79) -- Prelude to the Soviet invasion -- The Sovietization of Afghanistan (1979-89) -- Pakistan, the United States and the Afghan Resistance -- The Geneva Accords and the Soviet withdrawal -- pt. 3. The disintegration of the state. The fragmentation of Afghanistan -- Afghan Buzkashi: the players and the stakes (1989-98) -- Regional and international reactions and repercussions -- Pakistan and the Taliban -- The withered state (1996-2001) -- pt. 4. The rude awakening. Holy war, unholy terror -- Winning a war, building the peace.".
- catalog extent "xviii, 301 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Afghanistan.".
- catalog identifier "1860648460".
- catalog isFormatOf "Afghanistan.".
- catalog issued "2003".
- catalog issued "2003.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "London ; New York : I.B. Tauris,".
- catalog relation "Afghanistan.".
- catalog spatial "Afghanistan History 19th century.".
- catalog spatial "Afghanistan History 20th century.".
- catalog subject "958.103 21".
- catalog subject "DS361 .R36 2003".
- catalog tableOfContents "pt. 1. The building of the state. The 'Iron Amir': Abdur Rahman Khan (1880-1901) -- The Afghan monarchy -- Daoud's modernization programme and the Pashtunistan issue (1953-63) -- The democratic experiment (1963-1973) -- The abolition of the monarchy and the Daoud presidency (1973-78) -- pt. 2. The descent into civil war and anarchy. The 'Saur Revolution' (1978-79) -- Prelude to the Soviet invasion -- The Sovietization of Afghanistan (1979-89) -- Pakistan, the United States and the Afghan Resistance -- The Geneva Accords and the Soviet withdrawal -- pt. 3. The disintegration of the state. The fragmentation of Afghanistan -- Afghan Buzkashi: the players and the stakes (1989-98) -- Regional and international reactions and repercussions -- Pakistan and the Taliban -- The withered state (1996-2001) -- pt. 4. The rude awakening. Holy war, unholy terror -- Winning a war, building the peace.".
- catalog title "Afghanistan : a modern history : monarchy, despotism or democracy? the problems of governance in the Muslim tradition / Angelo Rasanayagam.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".