Description: Afghanistan by Thomas J. Barfield Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description Traces the historic struggles and the changing nature of political authority in Afghanistan, from the Mughal Empire in the sixteenth century to the Taliban resurgence today. This title introduces readers to the bewildering diversity of tribal and ethnic groups in this volatile region of the world. Publisher Description Afghanistan traces the historic struggles and the changing nature of political authority in this volatile region of the world, from the Mughal Empire in the sixteenth century to the Taliban resurgence today. Thomas Barfield introduces readers to the bewildering diversity of tribal and ethnic groups in Afghanistan, explaining what unites them as Afghans despite the regional, cultural, and political differences that divide them. He shows how governing these peoples was relatively easy when power was concentrated in a small dynastic elite, but how this delicate political order broke down in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries when Afghanistans rulers mobilized rural militias to expel first the British and later the Soviets. Armed insurgency proved remarkably successful against the foreign occupiers, but it also undermined the Afghan governments authority and rendered the country ever more difficult to govern as time passed. Barfield vividly describes how Afghanistans armed factions plunged the country into a civil war, giving rise to clerical rule by the Taliban and Afghanistans isolation from the world.He examines why the American invasion in the wake of September 11 toppled the Taliban so quickly, and how this easy victory lulled the United States into falsely believing that a viable state could be built just as easily. Afghanistan is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand how a land conquered and ruled by foreign dynasties for more than a thousand years became the "graveyard of empires" for the British and Soviets, and what the United States must do to avoid a similar fate. Author Biography Thomas Barfield is professor of anthropology at Boston University. His books include "The Perilous Frontier: Nomadic Empires and China, 221 BC to AD 1757"; "The Central Asian Arabs of Afghanistan"; and "Afghanistan: An Atlas of Indigenous Domestic Architecture". Details ISBN 0691154414 ISBN-13 9780691154411 Title Afghanistan Author Thomas J. Barfield Format Paperback Year 2012 Pages 408 Publisher Princeton University Press GE_Item_ID:161695991; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
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Book Title: Afghanistan : a Cultural and Political History
Number of Pages: 408 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Topic: Asia / Central Asia, Sociology / General, History & Theory, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Religion, Politics & State, Middle East / General, World / Asian
Publication Year: 2012
Item Height: 1.1 in
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Genre: Religion, Political Science, Social Science, History
Item Weight: 15 oz
Item Length: 8.5 in
Author: Thomas J. Barfield
Book Series: Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics Ser.
Item Width: 5.6 in
Format: Trade Paperback