Afghanistan : a cultural and political history / / Thomas Barfield |
Autore | Barfield Thomas J (Thomas Jefferson), <1950-> |
Edizione | [Course Book] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, : Princeton University Press, c2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (404 pages) |
Disciplina | 958.1 |
Collana | Princeton studies in Muslim politics |
Soggetto topico | Islam and politics - Afghanistan - History |
ISBN |
1-282-54485-3
9786612544859 1-4008-3453-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- Introduction -- Chapter one. People and Places -- Chapter two. Conquering and Ruling Premodern Afghanistan -- Chapter three. Anglo-Afghan Wars and State Building in Afghanistan -- Chapter four. Afghanistan in the Twentieth Century: State and Society in Conflict -- Chapter five. Afghanistan Enters the Twenty-first Century -- Chapter six. Some Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910458885703321 |
Barfield Thomas J (Thomas Jefferson), <1950->
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Afghanistan : long war, forgotten peace / / Michael Cox, editor |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Place of publication not identified] : , : LSE Press, , [2022] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (314 pages) |
Disciplina | 958.1 |
Soggetto topico | Women's rights |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contents -- Editor vii -- Contributors viii -- 1. Introduction - Before and After the Towers: Afghanistan's Forty-Year Crisis 1 -- 2. Afghanistan: Learning from History? 15 -- 3. Three Sins: The Disconnect Between de jure Institutions and de facto Power in Afghanistan 35 -- 4. Self-Defence and its Dangerous Variants: Afghanistan and International Law 57 -- 5. Why Did the Taliban Win (Again) in Afghanistan? 87 -- 6. The Rise and Fall of Women's Rights in Afghanistan 111 -- 7. Women, War, and the Politics of Emancipation in Afghanistan 135 -- 8. Human Trafficking in Afghanistan - What Hope for Change? 161 -- 9. Opium, Meth and the Future of International Drug Control in Taliban Afghanistan 197 -- 10. Operationally Agile but Strategically Lacking: NATO's Bruising Years in Afghanistan 227 -- 11. Biden's Realism, US Restraint, and the Future of the Transatlantic Partnership 255 -- 12. China's New Engagement with Afghanistan after the Withdrawal 269. |
Altri titoli varianti | Afghanistan |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910774716803321 |
[Place of publication not identified] : , : LSE Press, , [2022] | ||
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Afghanistan [[electronic resource] ] : an introduction to the country and people / / Marine Corps Institute |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC : , : Marine Barracks, , [2003?] |
Soggetto topico | Terrorism - Afghanistan |
Soggetto genere / forma | Handbooks and manuals. |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | Afghanistan |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910693088603321 |
Washington, DC : , : Marine Barracks, , [2003?] | ||
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Afghanistan and Central Asia : a Modern History / / Martin Mccauley |
Autore | McCauley Martin |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Routledge, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (207 p.) |
Disciplina | 958 |
Soggetto topico | HISTORY - General |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-315-83606-8
1-317-86975-3 1-317-86974-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; GLOSSARY; WHO'S WHO; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; PREFACE; MAPS; ONE INTRODUCTION; Afghanistan; Central Asia; The Mongols; The Russians come; The Communists come; Stalin's revolution; The 1970s: Uzbekistan; Khrushchev and the Virgin Lands; The Great Uzbek cotton scandal; Cometh the hour, cometh Gorbachev; The Russians go; A new dawn; TWO THE ECONOMY: BIG BUCKS AND WHO GETS THEM?; Afghanistan; Central Asia; Kazakhstan; Kyrgyzstan; Tajikistan; Turkmenistan; Uzbekistan; THREE ISLAM AND TERRORISM; Afghanistan; Taliban; Islam and violence
Central AsiaPost-communism or return to the past; Islamic terrorists or drug smugglers?; The battle of Batken; The insurgents return; The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan; Conclusions; FOUR THE GREAT GAME: THE POWERS VIE FOR PRIMACY; Afghanistan: the cockpit; Central Asia; China; Russia; Pipelines; Peacekeeping; Iran; Turkey; United States; Pakistan; FIVE II SEPTEMBER 2001 AND ALL THAT; Afghanistan; II September 2001; Putin's game; US secret alliance in Central Asia; Russian aid decisive; The US and oil; The end of the Taliban?; GUIDE TO FURTHER READING; INDEX |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910465832703321 |
McCauley Martin
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Routledge, , 2016 | ||
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Afghanistan and Central Asia : a Modern History / / Martin Mccauley |
Autore | McCauley Martin |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Routledge, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (207 p.) |
Disciplina | 958 |
Soggetto topico | HISTORY - General |
ISBN |
1-315-83606-8
1-317-86975-3 1-317-86974-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; GLOSSARY; WHO'S WHO; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; PREFACE; MAPS; ONE INTRODUCTION; Afghanistan; Central Asia; The Mongols; The Russians come; The Communists come; Stalin's revolution; The 1970s: Uzbekistan; Khrushchev and the Virgin Lands; The Great Uzbek cotton scandal; Cometh the hour, cometh Gorbachev; The Russians go; A new dawn; TWO THE ECONOMY: BIG BUCKS AND WHO GETS THEM?; Afghanistan; Central Asia; Kazakhstan; Kyrgyzstan; Tajikistan; Turkmenistan; Uzbekistan; THREE ISLAM AND TERRORISM; Afghanistan; Taliban; Islam and violence
Central AsiaPost-communism or return to the past; Islamic terrorists or drug smugglers?; The battle of Batken; The insurgents return; The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan; Conclusions; FOUR THE GREAT GAME: THE POWERS VIE FOR PRIMACY; Afghanistan: the cockpit; Central Asia; China; Russia; Pipelines; Peacekeeping; Iran; Turkey; United States; Pakistan; FIVE II SEPTEMBER 2001 AND ALL THAT; Afghanistan; II September 2001; Putin's game; US secret alliance in Central Asia; Russian aid decisive; The US and oil; The end of the Taliban?; GUIDE TO FURTHER READING; INDEX |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910798212103321 |
McCauley Martin
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Routledge, , 2016 | ||
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Afghanistan's endless war [[electronic resource] ] : state failure, regional politics, and the rise of the Taliban / / Larry P. Goodson |
Autore | Goodson Larry P |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Seattle, : University of Washington Press, c2001 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (282 p.) |
Disciplina | 958.1 |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-295-80158-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | ""Contents ""; ""Maps and Tables ""; ""Preface ""; ""1. Afghanistan in the Post-Cold War World ""; ""2. Historical Factors Shaping Modern Afghanistan ""; ""3. Modern War in Afghanistan: Destruction of a State ""; ""4. Impact of the War on Afghan State and Society ""; ""5. Afghanistan and the Changing Regional Environment ""; ""6. The Future of Afghanistan ""; ""Appendix: Major Actors in Modern Afghan History ""; ""Notes ""; ""Glossary ""; ""References Cited ""; ""Index "" |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452249203321 |
Goodson Larry P
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Seattle, : University of Washington Press, c2001 | ||
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Afghanistan's endless war [[electronic resource] ] : state failure, regional politics, and the rise of the Taliban / / Larry P. Goodson |
Autore | Goodson Larry P |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Seattle, : University of Washington Press, c2001 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (282 p.) |
Disciplina | 958.1 |
ISBN | 0-295-80158-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | ""Contents ""; ""Maps and Tables ""; ""Preface ""; ""1. Afghanistan in the Post-Cold War World ""; ""2. Historical Factors Shaping Modern Afghanistan ""; ""3. Modern War in Afghanistan: Destruction of a State ""; ""4. Impact of the War on Afghan State and Society ""; ""5. Afghanistan and the Changing Regional Environment ""; ""6. The Future of Afghanistan ""; ""Appendix: Major Actors in Modern Afghan History ""; ""Notes ""; ""Glossary ""; ""References Cited ""; ""Index "" |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779156303321 |
Goodson Larry P
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Seattle, : University of Washington Press, c2001 | ||
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Chasing tales [[electronic resource] ] : travel writing, journalism and the history of British ideas about Afghanistan / / Corinne Fowler |
Autore | Fowler Corinne |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; New York, NY, : Rodopi, 2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (294 p.) |
Disciplina | 915.8104 |
Collana | Studia imagologica |
Soggetto topico | Travelers' writings, British |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-282-26557-1
9786612265570 94-012-0487-X 1-4356-1259-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Preliminary Material -- Preface -- Introduction -- Hanging old stories on the necks of new characters: the legacy of nineteenth-century Afghan-British encounters. -- Where ethnographers fear to tread: the counterinfluence of classical ethnography on travel writing and journalism about Afghanistan. -- Retailing insight: reporting Operation Enduring Freedom. -- De-mining the terrain of Afghan-British encounter. -- Endnotes -- Appendix One -- Bibliography of Primary Texts -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452103803321 |
Fowler Corinne
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Chasing tales [[electronic resource] ] : travel writing, journalism and the history of British ideas about Afghanistan / / Corinne Fowler |
Autore | Fowler Corinne |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; New York, NY, : Rodopi, 2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (294 p.) |
Disciplina | 915.8104 |
Collana | Studia imagologica |
Soggetto topico | Travelers' writings, British |
ISBN |
1-282-26557-1
9786612265570 94-012-0487-X 1-4356-1259-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Preliminary Material -- Preface -- Introduction -- Hanging old stories on the necks of new characters: the legacy of nineteenth-century Afghan-British encounters. -- Where ethnographers fear to tread: the counterinfluence of classical ethnography on travel writing and journalism about Afghanistan. -- Retailing insight: reporting Operation Enduring Freedom. -- De-mining the terrain of Afghan-British encounter. -- Endnotes -- Appendix One -- Bibliography of Primary Texts -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778357203321 |
Fowler Corinne
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Conflict in Afghanistan : studies in asymmetric warfare / / Martin Ewans |
Autore | Ewans Martin, Sir, <1928, > |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2005 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (186 p.) |
Disciplina | 355.4/2/09581 |
Soggetto topico | Asymmetric warfare - Afghanistan |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-134-29481-6
1-280-24376-7 9786610243761 0-203-31254-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Afghanistan and the Afghans -- The failure of diplomacy -- Invasion -- Occupation -- Disaster and withdrawal -- Lord Lytton's folly -- Occupation -- Retreat -- Amanullah's gamble -- The Communist takeover -- The Khalq regime -- The decision to invade -- Invasion and occupation -- Withdrawal -- Aftermath -- The United States, the Taliban, and al-Qa'ida. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450508003321 |
Ewans Martin, Sir, <1928, >
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