Afghan modern : the history of a global nation
Afghanistan e-böcker History
The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
2015
EISBN 9780674495746
Imperial cosmopolitans.
Forging an Afghan empire.
Bodies in motion.
The star of Asia.
Seduced by capital.
The atomic age.
Revolutionary dreams.
At the center of humanity.
Rugged, remote, riven by tribal rivalries and religious violence, Afghanistan seems to many a forsaken country frozen in time. Robert Crews presents a bold challenge to this misperception. During their long history, Afghans have engaged and connected with a wider world, occupying a pivotal position in the Cold War and the decades that followed.
Forging an Afghan empire.
Bodies in motion.
The star of Asia.
Seduced by capital.
The atomic age.
Revolutionary dreams.
At the center of humanity.
Rugged, remote, riven by tribal rivalries and religious violence, Afghanistan seems to many a forsaken country frozen in time. Robert Crews presents a bold challenge to this misperception. During their long history, Afghans have engaged and connected with a wider world, occupying a pivotal position in the Cold War and the decades that followed.
