Afghanistan : a modern history : monarchy, despotism or democracy? : the problems of governance in the Muslim tradition /
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London ; New York :
I.B. Tauris,
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Table of Contents:
- pt. 1. The building of the state. The 'Iron Amir': Abdur Rahman Khan (1880-1901)
- The Afghan monarchy
- Daoud's modernization programme and the Pashtunistan issue (1953-63)
- The democratic experiment (1963-1973)
- The abolition of the monarchy and the Daoud presidency (1973-78)
- pt. 2. The descent into civil war and anarchy. The 'Saur Revolution' (1978-79)
- Prelude to the Soviet invasion
- The Sovietization of Afghanistan (1979-89)
- Pakistan, the United States and the Afghan Resistance
- The Geneva Accords and the Soviet withdrawal
- pt. 3. The disintegration of the state. The fragmentation of Afghanistan
- Afghan Buzkashi: the players and the stakes (1989-98)
- Regional and international reactions and repercussions
- Pakistan and the Taliban
- The withered state (1996-2001)
- pt. 4. The rude awakening. Holy war, unholy terror
- Winning a war, building the peace.