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- catalog abstract ""Focusing on Afghanistan's relations with the West during the latter half of the twentieth century, this study offers new insights on the long-term origins of the nation's recent tragedies. Roberts finds that, since the 1930s in particular, Afghanistan pursued policies far more complex, and considerably more pro-Western, than previous studies have surmised. By the end of the Second World War, Britain and Afghanistan seemed headed toward an extensive partnership in military and economic affairs. Opportunities to cement Afghanistan to the West existed, but ultimately ran afoul of regional politics, shortsighted policy, and indifference."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b13108821.
- catalog coverage "Afghanistan Foreign relations 19th century.".
- catalog coverage "Afghanistan Foreign relations 20th century.".
- catalog coverage "Afghanistan Foreign relations.".
- catalog coverage "Afghanistan History 19th century.".
- catalog coverage "Afghanistan History 20th century.".
- catalog coverage "Afghanistan Politics and government 20th century.".
- catalog created "2003.".
- catalog date "2003".
- catalog date "2003.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2003.".
- catalog description ""Focusing on Afghanistan's relations with the West during the latter half of the twentieth century, this study offers new insights on the long-term origins of the nation's recent tragedies. Roberts finds that, since the 1930s in particular, Afghanistan pursued policies far more complex, and considerably more pro-Western, than previous studies have surmised. By the end of the Second World War, Britain and Afghanistan seemed headed toward an extensive partnership in military and economic affairs. Opportunities to cement Afghanistan to the West existed, but ultimately ran afoul of regional politics, shortsighted policy, and indifference."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-259) and index.".
- catalog description "Introduction: Background to Afghanistan, its history and people -- British policy toward Afghanistan in the Nineteenth Century: the First Anglo-Afghan War -- British policy toward Afghanistan in the Nineteenth Century: the Second Anglo-Afghan War -- The reign of Abdur Rahman: Afghanistan as a "buffer state" -- The rise and fall of Amanullah: a lesson in modernization -- Nadir Shah and Hashim Khan: the dawn of Anglo-Afghan cooperation -- Afghanistan in the Second World War and the origins of the "Lancaster Plan" -- Afghanistan, British strategy, and the decision to partition India -- The transfer of power on the Northwest Frontier and the origins of the "Pushtunistan" dispute -- The strategic ramifications of the partition of India for Britain, the successor states, and Afghanistan -- The Truman Administration and American policy in South Asia -- The Eisenhower Administration's defense program and the decision for alliance with Pakistan -- The Truman Administration and Afghanistan: the Helmand Valley Project, Pushtunistan, and military aid -- The Eisenhower Administration, Afghanistan, and the alliances -- Mohammed Daoud, the Soviet-Afghan Agreements, and the road to war, 1955-1979 --Summary and conclusions.".
- catalog extent "xvii, 268 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Origins of conflict in Afghanistan.".
- catalog identifier "0275978788 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Origins of conflict in Afghanistan.".
- catalog issued "2003".
- catalog issued "2003.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Westport, Conn. : Praeger,".
- catalog relation "Origins of conflict in Afghanistan.".
- catalog spatial "Afghanistan Foreign relations 19th century.".
- catalog spatial "Afghanistan Foreign relations 20th century.".
- catalog spatial "Afghanistan Foreign relations.".
- catalog spatial "Afghanistan History 19th century.".
- catalog spatial "Afghanistan History 20th century.".
- catalog spatial "Afghanistan Politics and government 20th century.".
- catalog subject "958.1 21".
- catalog subject "DS361 .R56 2003".
- catalog tableOfContents "Introduction: Background to Afghanistan, its history and people -- British policy toward Afghanistan in the Nineteenth Century: the First Anglo-Afghan War -- British policy toward Afghanistan in the Nineteenth Century: the Second Anglo-Afghan War -- The reign of Abdur Rahman: Afghanistan as a "buffer state" -- The rise and fall of Amanullah: a lesson in modernization -- Nadir Shah and Hashim Khan: the dawn of Anglo-Afghan cooperation -- Afghanistan in the Second World War and the origins of the "Lancaster Plan" -- Afghanistan, British strategy, and the decision to partition India -- The transfer of power on the Northwest Frontier and the origins of the "Pushtunistan" dispute -- The strategic ramifications of the partition of India for Britain, the successor states, and Afghanistan -- The Truman Administration and American policy in South Asia -- The Eisenhower Administration's defense program and the decision for alliance with Pakistan -- The Truman Administration and Afghanistan: the Helmand Valley Project, Pushtunistan, and military aid -- The Eisenhower Administration, Afghanistan, and the alliances -- Mohammed Daoud, the Soviet-Afghan Agreements, and the road to war, 1955-1979 --Summary and conclusions.".
- catalog title "The origins of conflict in Afghanistan / Jeffery J. Roberts.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".