Title Afghanistan : a study of political developments in central and southern Asia / Rev. by M.C. Gillett ; [With bibl]

Edition Third edition Published London : Oxford University Press, 1967

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Description xvi, 362 pages, 7 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps (2 folded) ; 23 cm Contents Part I. The country of the Hindu Kush -- Descriptive -- The early empires (500 B.C.-A.D. 650) -- The rise of Islam in Central Asia -- Mongold and Timurids (A.D. 1218-1506) -- The Mogul Empire (A.D. 1504-1747) -- Part II. The kingdom of Afghanistan -- The Afghans and other races of the Hindu Kush -- The empire of Ahmad Shah Durrani, first king of Afghanistan, and of his Sadozai successor (1747-1818) -- The rise of the Muhammadzais Dost Muhammad (1818-1838) -- The great game in Central Asia : the opening gambit -- The struggle for Herat -- The first Afghan war (1838-1842) -- The "great game" continued : the struggle for the Hindu Kush (1842-1875) -- The forward policy and the second Afghan war (1875-1879) -- The "great game" concluded : from the second Afghan war to the Convention of St. Petersburg (1879-1907) -- The problem of the tribes -- The present guardians of the Hindu Kush (1919-1929) -- The present guardians of the Hindu Kush (1929-1948) -- The problem of the tribes (continues) -- Part III. The past and the future -- The lessons of history -- The effects of environment -- Conclusion -- 1947-1952 -- 1953-1964 Bibliography Bibliography: pages 347-350 Subject Eastern question (Central Asia) SUBJECT Afghanistan -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85001521 Afghanistan -- Politics and government. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85001524 Author Gillett, M. C. (Michael Cavenagh), 1907-1971. LC no. 67088066

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