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Item Description: | Land and people -- Early history (Prehistory to 651) -- From the rise of Islam to the Afghan State (651-1747) -- The birth of modern Afghanistan (1747-1901) -- Twentieth century monarchy (1901-1973) -- A coup and a revolution (1973-1978) -- Soviet Afg hanistan (1978-1989) -- Afghanistan in rebellion (1978-1992) -- Mujahideen rule (1992-1996) -- The Taliban era (1996-2001) -- The legacy of the Civil War -- The post-Taliban era (2001-2006) |
Physical Description: | xii, 308p. ill, maps 23cm |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
ISBN: | 9780816057610 |