Description |
1 online resource (xxvii, 288 pages) |
Contents |
Reform and rebellion in postindependence -- Dawn of political liberalization -- Military putsch and regime change -- State, imperialism, and dissident movements -- Mujahidin, civil war, and the Taliban -- Post-Taliban politics of reconstruction |
Summary |
The bureaucratic ruling elites in the state apparatus, lacking public support, relied on imperial powers for economic, military, and political assistance, and an assortment of established and rising imperial powers since the eighteenth century exploited the situation to advance their own agendas. This book undertakes an analysis of the dynamics of political development in Afghanistan and policies of imperial powers that influenced the direction of development in the country, as well as the contributing issues of tribalism, ethnicity, and regionalism that constituted the very fabric of Afghanis |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-275) and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
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Islam and state -- Afghanistan
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Social conflict -- Afghanistan
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International relations -- Middle East.
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HISTORY.
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HISTORY -- General.
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Politics and Government.
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Diplomatic relations
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Islam and state
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Politics and government
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Social conditions
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Social conflict
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SUBJECT |
Afghanistan -- Politics and government. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85001524
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Afghanistan -- Foreign relations
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Afghanistan -- Social conditions
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Afghanistan
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9780230112001 |
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0230112005 |
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9781349288335 |
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1349288330 |
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