Afghanistan (eBook)

Louis Dupree (Autor)

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2014
804 Seiten
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-1-4008-5891-0 (ISBN)

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The ancient land and the modern nation of Afghanistan are the subject of Louis Dupree's book. Both in the text and in over a hundred illustrations, he identifies the major patterns of Afghan history, society, and culture as they have developed from the Stone Age to the present.Originally published in 1973.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 14.7.2014
• Reihe/Serie: Princeton Legacy Library
• Reihe/Serie: Princeton Legacy Library
• Verlagsort: Princeton
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte
• Schlagworte: Afghanistan • Aftermath of World War II • Aga Khan IV • Ahmad Shah Durrani • Amanullah Khan • Anti-Communism • aurangzeb • Ayub Khan (general) • Babrak Karmal • babur • Bactria • Basmachi movement • Battle of Maiwand • Cabul • Caliphate • camp follower • Central Asia • Chief Martial Law Administrator • Darius III • Democratic Republic of Afghanistan • Demographics of Afghanistan • Diodotus (son of Eucrates) • Divan • Dost Mohammad Khan (Emir of Afghanistan) • Dry Summer • Durand Line • Eisenhower doctrine • Firozkoh • First Anglo-Afghan War • Ghaznavids • grandparent • Great Leap Forward • Hafez • Hayatullah Khan (journalist) • Herat • Hippie • imperialism • Indian Rebellion of 1857 • Iranian Revolution • Islamic literature • Jamal ad-Din al-Afghani • John F. Kennedy • Josiah Harlan • Kandahar • Lataband Pass • Liaquat Ali Khan • MARKHOR • Mohammed Daoud Khan • Mohammed Zahir Shah • Muhammad • Mujahideen • Nader Shah • Neocolonialism • Neville Chamberlain • New Laws • Nuristanis • Omar Khayyam • One Unit • Oxyartes • Panjdeh incident • parcham • Parsi • Parthian Empire • pashtuns • pass laws • Peace Corps • Peaceful coexistence • People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan • Police action • Prime minister-designate • Prisoner of War • Prospects (TV series) • Provisional Government of India • Puritans • Quiet Revolution • Rahman Baba • Refugee • Reza Shah • Rotary International • russians • Russo-Japanese war • sayyid • Second Anglo-Afghan War • Shia Islam • Shirini • Siege of Isfahan (1387) • Soviet Union • Sultan Mohammad Khan • Tajiks • The Concubine (novel) • The Frontier Gandhi • The Other Hand • Third Anglo-Afghan War • Timur • Treaty of Gandamak • uncle tom • war • warfare • white elephant • World War II
• ISBN-10: 1-4008-5891-7 / 1400858917
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4008-5891-0 / 9781400858910