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The Mulberry Empire, or, The two virtuous journeys of the Amir Dost Mohammed Khan /

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A novel based on the British experience in Afghanistan in the 1830s. It has at its heart the encounter between West and East as embodied in the complex relationship between the leader of the initial British expeditionary party, and the wily, cultured Afghani ruler.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hensher, Philip (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Flamingo, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2002.
Subjects:
Burnes, Alexander, > Sir, > 1805-1841 > Fiction.
Dōst Moḥammad Khān, > Amir of Afghanistan, > 1793-1863 > Fiction.
British > Afghanistan > Fiction.
Great Britain > Civilization > Middle Eastern influences > Fiction.
Great Britain > Politics and government > 1837-1901 > Fiction.
Kabul (Afghanistan) > Fiction.
Afghan Wars > Fiction.
Britanniques > Afghānistān > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Guerres anglo-afghanes > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Burnes, Alexander, > Sir, > 1805-1841
Dōst Moḥammad Khān, > Amir of Afghanistan, > 1793-1863
Afghan Wars.
British.
Afghanistan.
Historical fiction.
Fiction.
Biographical fiction.
War stories.
Novels.
Description
Summary:A novel based on the British experience in Afghanistan in the 1830s. It has at its heart the encounter between West and East as embodied in the complex relationship between the leader of the initial British expeditionary party, and the wily, cultured Afghani ruler.
Item Description:Map on lining papers.
The Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies copy was acquired as part of The Don Kelly Research Collection of Gay Literature and Culture.
Physical Description:537 pages : color map ; 24 cm
Also issued online.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 537-538).
ISBN:0007112262
9780007112265
0007139276
9780007139279
0007112270
9780007112272