The making of modern Afghanistan
B. D. Hopkins.
Bok Engelsk 2008 · Electronic books.
| Omfang | 1 online resource (279 p.)
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| Utgave | 1st ed. 2008.
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| Opplysninger | Based on the author's doctoral dissertation, University of Cambridge.. - Cover; Contents; Note on Transliteration; Acknowledgements; List of Maps; Introduction; 1 The Power of Colonial Knowledge; 2 The Myth of the 'Great Game'; 3 Anglo-Sikh Relations and South Asian Warfare; 4 Ontology of the Afghan Political Community; 5 Camels, Caravans and Corridor Cities: The Afghan Economy; 6 The Afghan Trade Corridor; Conclusion: The 'Failure' of the Afghan Political Project; Epilogue; Notes; Glossary of Foreign Terms; Unpublished Sources; Bibliography; Index. - Examines the evolution of the modern Afghan state in the shadow of Britain's imperial presence in South Asia during the first half of the nineteenth century, and challenges the staid assumptions that the Afghans were little more than pawns in a larger Anglo-Russian imperial rivalry known as the 'Great Game'.
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| ISBN | 0-230-22876-3. - 1-282-19788-6. - 1-349-36379-0. - 9786612197888
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