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The history of Afghanistan

Title
The history of Afghanistan / Meredith L. Runion.
Author
Runion, Meredith L.
Publication
Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2007.

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Description
xviii, 155 p. : map; 25 cm.
Series Statement
The Greenwood histories of the modern nations, 1096-2905
Subject
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [147]-150) and index.
Contents
An introduction to Afghanistan : the land and people -- Prehistory : the emergence of civilization in ancient Afghanistan -- Early civilization and the Nomadic people of Afghanistan -- Afghanistan from the Greek Hellenistic culture to the introduction of Islam -- The Mongolian invasion through the Shah Dynasty -- The Durrani Empire through the Anglo-Afghan Wars, 1839-1919 -- From the age of reformation to the war with the Soviets, 1919-1979 -- The Soviet invasion and Afghan Civil War, 1979-1992 -- Fundamentalism and the Taliban regime, 1992-2001 -- Democracy and the future of Afghanistan.
Call Number
DS356
ISBN
  • 9780313337987 (alk. paper)
  • 0313337985 (alk. paper)
LCCN
2007026934
OCLC
150255957
Author
Runion, Meredith L.
Title
The history of Afghanistan / Meredith L. Runion.
Imprint
Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2007.
Series
The Greenwood histories of the modern nations, 1096-2905
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [147]-150) and index.
Research Call Number
*R-RMRR DS356 .R86 2007
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