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Afghanistan: A Modern History
Angelo Rasanayagam
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Description for Afghanistan: A Modern History
Paperback. Afghanistan dominates the news today, as it often did during the Soviet occupation two decades ago. But even in the 19th and early 20th centuries at the height of the Great Game, Afghanistan was the focal point of East-West relations. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCA; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 22. Weight in Grams: 444.
Afghanistan dominates the news today, as it often did during the Soviet occupation two decades ago. But even in the 19th and early 20th centuries at the height of the Great Game, Afghanistan was the focal point of East-West relations. Squeezed between Russia, China, India and Persia, its tortured history provides an extraordinary glimpse into the patterns of world politics. Today, Afghanistan sits at the pivot of a region where a new Great Game is taking shape, pitched between America, its rivals and the peoples of Central Asia.
Afghanistan dominates the news today, as it often did during the Soviet occupation two decades ago. But even in the 19th and early 20th centuries at the height of the Great Game, Afghanistan was the focal point of East-West relations. Squeezed between Russia, China, India and Persia, its tortured history provides an extraordinary glimpse into the patterns of world politics. Today, Afghanistan sits at the pivot of a region where a new Great Game is taking shape, pitched between America, its rivals and the peoples of Central Asia.
Product Details
Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
Number of Pages
328
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781850438571
SKU
V9781850438571
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About Angelo Rasanayagam
Angelo Rasanayagam was Chief of Mission for the UN in Iran and a number of other countries, before becoming Director of the UNHCR office in Peshawar, Pakistan. He now lives in Geneva.
Reviews for Afghanistan: A Modern History
BBC Persian Service: "Well written, succinct, accessible, analytical, objective and balanced - this is one of the best introductions to the history of modern Afghanistan available to the general public." History Today: "This is a magisterial study of the troubled nation, from the accession of the Iron Amir in 1889 up to the Taliban, the war of ... Read more