LEADER 03670oam 2200973Ia 450 001 9910785941903321 005 20240205233645.0 010 $a1-283-69591-X 010 $a0-520-95375-4 024 7 $a10.1525/9780520953758 035 $a(CKB)2670000000269190 035 $a(EBL)1046303 035 $a(OCoLC)817886207 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000799715 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11451826 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000799715 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10765257 035 $a(PQKB)11636464 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1046303 035 $a(DE-B1597)520854 035 $a(OCoLC)820846238 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780520953758 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1046303 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10614247 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL400841 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000269190 100 $a20120611d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurnn#---|u||u 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aInto the land of bones $eAlexander the Great in Afghanistan /$fFrank L. Holt 210 1$aBerkeley :$cUniversity of California Press,$d2012. 215 $a1 online resource (xvii, 241 pages) $cillustrations 225 0 $aHellenistic Culture and Society ;$v47 300 $a"With a new preface." 300 $a"Forward by Peter Green." 311 0 $a0-520-27432-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tCONTENTS --$tList of Illustration --$tForeword --$tPreface --$tChapter One. Introduction --$tChapter Two. Hunting the Enemy --$tChapter Three. A Desperate Struggle --$tChapter Four. The Hydra Heads of Bactria --$tChapter Five. Love and War --$tChapter Six. Dark Shadows --$tChapter Seven. The Legacy --$tChapter Eight. Conclusion --$tAppendix. Ancient Sources --$tNotes --$tSelect Bibliography --$tIndex --$tHELLENISTIC CULTURE AND SOCIETY 330 $aThe so-called first war of the twenty-first century actually began more than 2,300 years ago when Alexander the Great led his army into what is now a sprawling ruin in northern Afghanistan. Frank L. Holt vividly recounts Alexander's invasion of ancient Bactria, situating in a broader historical perspective America's war in Afghanistan. 410 0$aHellenistic Culture and Society 606 $aHISTORY / Ancient / General$2bisacsh 607 $aGreece$xHistory$yTo 146 B.C 607 $aAfghanistan$xHistory 610 $aafghanistan history. 610 $aalexander the great. 610 $aancient afghanistan. 610 $aancient history. 610 $aasian history. 610 $abook club reads. 610 $abooks for history lovers. 610 $aculture of bactria. 610 $adiscussion books. 610 $adistractions for kids. 610 $aeasy to read. 610 $aengaging. 610 $ahellenistic culture. 610 $ahistory of afghan culture. 610 $ahistory of bactria. 610 $ahistory of empires. 610 $ahistory of kings. 610 $ahow alexander the great gained power. 610 $aleisure reads. 610 $anonfiction. 610 $apage turner. 610 $aquarantine books. 610 $areign of alexander the great. 610 $avacation books. 610 $awar history. 610 $awarfare. 610 $awhat is bactria. 615 7$aHISTORY / Ancient / General. 676 $a939.6 700 $aHolt$b Frank L$0171564 701 $aGreen$b Peter$0174715 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910785941903321 996 $aInto the land of bones$93675667 997 $aUNINA