The return of a king : the battle for Afghanistan, 1839-42 /

Examines the mid-19th-century Afghan war as a tragic result of neocolonial ambition, cultural collision and hubris, drawing on previously untapped primary sources to explore such topics as the reestablishment of a puppet-leader Shah, the conflict's brutal human toll and the similarities between...

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Main Author: Dalrymple, William
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2013.
Edition:First Edition.
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Call Number: DS359.7 .D35 2013
 
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