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by Martin Ewans (Author) "For a country as closed and remote as Afghanistan, a great deal of archaeological research has been carried out over the years, although relatively little..." (more)
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Sir Martin Ewans, former Head of the British Chancery in Kabul, puts into an historical and contemporary context the series of tragic events that have impinged on Afghanistan in the past half century. During this period, following several decades of authoritarian but relatively stable rule, King Zahir failed in the 1960s and 70s in his attempt to introduce a more democratic regime and was overthrown by his cousin, Sardar Daoud. The latter was in turn the victim of a Communist revolution, whose failure prompted a Soviet invasion. A decade of Soviet occupation was followed by several years of civil war and the emergence of an extreme Islamic movement, the Taliban, which now controls the bulk of the country. The book examines the roots of these developments in Afghanistan's earlier history and its external relationships, and examines their contemporary relevance, internally, regionally, and globally. Within this overall context, the book gives a description of the country and its peoples, together with an account of the emergence of the Afghan kingdom and the perennial struggles between the monarchy and the tribes. It also describes and analyses Afghanistan's interaction with its neighbours from the earliest times, through the Mogul and Safanid era and that of the competing British and Russian imperialisms, to its subjection to Communist ideology and Soviet pressure, and finally to its tensions with its contemporary neighbours.
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