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The history of Afghanistan / Meredith L. Runion.

By: Series: The Greenwood histories of the modern nationsPublication details: Westport, CT. : Greenwood Press, 2007.Description: xviii, 155 p. : map ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780313337987 (hbk.) :
  • 0313337985 (hbk.) :
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • DS356 .R86 2007
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.
Holdings
Item type Current library Home library Shelving location Call number Materials specified Status Barcode
Books Books American University in Dubai American University in Dubai Main Collection DS 356 .R86 2007 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Copy Type:01 - Books Available 600503

Includes bibliographical references (p. [147]-150) and index.

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.

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