http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-2.xsd
from earliest times to the Mongol conquest
1 online resource ( 294 pages) : illustrations.
Introduction: Elusive Definitions -- 1. Afghanistan and the Outside World -- 2. A Land of Two Rivers: The Oxus and Helmand Civilizations of the Bronze Age -- 3. Iron Age Changes: Indo-Iranian Languages and the Rise of the Persian Empire -- 4. Hellenism Transformed: Macedonian Invasion to Greek Kingdoms -- 5. A Forgotten Empire: From Hunted Nomad Chiefs to Kushan Emperors -- 6. Buddhist Art: Greek, Roman and Indian Styles Merge in Afghanistan -- 7. The Great Buddhas of Bamiyan and Beyond: Huns, Turks and Hindus -- 8. A New Imperial Era: The Ghaznavid and Ghurid Empires.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
London EC1V 0HE : Reaktion Books, Limited,c2025