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082			_aDS 356 .E93 2001
100			_aEwans, Martin.
245			_aAfghanistan : a new history / Martin Ewans.
260			_aRichmond, [Virginia] : Curzon press, 2001.
300			_aix, 239 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
500			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 222-227) and index.
500			_aContents: Early history—The emergence of the Afghan kingdom—The rise of Dost Mohammed—The first Anglo-Afghan War—Dost Mohammed and Sher Ali—The second Anglo-Afghan War—Abdur Rahman, the Iron Amir—Habibullah and the politics of neutrality—Amanullah and the drive for modernization—The rule of the brothers—Daoud: the first decade—King Zahir and cautious constitutionalism—The return of Daoud and the Saur Revolution—Khalq rule and Soviet invasion—Occupation and resistance—Humiliation and withdrawal—Civil war—Enter the Taliban—Afghanistan and the wider world—The Taliban and the future.
546			_aEnglish
650			_aAfghanistan – History.
650			_aAfghanistan – Politics and government.
650			_aAfghanistan – History, Military.
650			_aAfghanistan.
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