A brief history of Afghanistan

Wahab, Shaista (Author). Youngerman, Barry (Added Author).

Record details

ISBN: 9780816057610 (alk. paper)
ISBN: 0816057613 (alk. paper)
Physical Description: xii, 308 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
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Publisher: New York : Facts On File, [2007]
Copyright: ©2007.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 268-271) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

List of illustrations -- List of maps -- List of charts -- Introduction : The challenges of Afghanistan -- 1. Land and people -- 2. Early history (Prehistory-651) -- 3. From the rise of Islam to the Afghan State (651-1747) -- 4. The birth of modern Afghanistan (1747-1901) -- 5. Twentieth-century monarchy (1901-1973) -- 6. A coup and a revolution (1973-1978) -- 7. Soviet Afghanistan (1979-1989) -- 8. Afghanistan in rebellion (1978-1992) -- 9. Mujahideen rule (1992-1996) -- 10. The Taliban era (1996-2001) -- 11. The legacy of the Civil War -- 12. Overcoming the legacy -- Appendixes -- 1. Basic facts -- 2. Chronology -- 3. Bibliography -- 4. Suggested reading -- Index.