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Fragments Of The Afghan Frontier
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Author : Magnus Marsden
language : en
Publisher: Hurst Publishers
Release Date : 2011
Fragments Of The Afghan Frontier written by Magnus Marsden and has been published by Hurst Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with History categories.
This is a history and ethnography of the North-West Frontier between Afghanistan and Pakistan, an area of increasing strategic interest to the West
Afghan Frontier
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Author : Victoria Schofield
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2010-01-30
Afghan Frontier written by Victoria Schofield and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-01-30 with History categories.
'The most dangerous place in the world' - Barack Obama The borderlands of Afghanistan and Pakistan have become the arena for a global conflict with consequences that defy prediction. At the crossroads of Central Asia, gateway to India and the West, Afghanistan has tempted countless invaders in their quest for domination. Written by leading regional expert Victoria Schofield, Afghan Frontier traces the history of this region as a hotly contested battlefield for millennia. As the borderlands - now dubbed 'Af-Pak' - assume an increasingly crucial role in international politics, understanding the history and geopolitical significance of this region has never been more important. Afghan Frontier is a gripping portrait of the frontier territories, militant fighters and resilient tribesmen who shaped Afghanistan.
Bann Or Our Afghan Frontier
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Author : Septimus Smet Thorburn
language : en
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Release Date : 2024-05-31
Bann Or Our Afghan Frontier written by Septimus Smet Thorburn and has been published by BoD – Books on Demand this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-05-31 with Fiction categories.
Reprint of the original, first published in 1876.
Fight Or Arbitrate Or How Should We Settle The Afghan Frontier
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Author : Afghan frontier
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1885
Fight Or Arbitrate Or How Should We Settle The Afghan Frontier written by Afghan frontier and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1885 with categories.
The Afghan Frontier
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Author : George Campbell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1879
The Afghan Frontier written by George Campbell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1879 with Afghan Wars categories.
George Campbell (1824-92) had a long career as an administrator in India, where he first went in 1843 in the service of the East India Company. He eventually rose to become lieutenant-governor of Bengal (1871-74). Campbell wrote several books about India, where he established a reputation as an administrator who, while paternalistic and authoritarian, was genuinely interested in the welfare of the Indian people. Campbell left India in 1874 to return permanently to England. He joined the Liberal Party and in 1875 was elected to Parliament as the member for Kirkcaldy. The Afghan Frontier, published in 1879, early in the Second Anglo-Afghan War of 1878-80, is a short book containing Campbell's sweeping critique of the errors and inconsistencies that in his view marked British policy with regard to Afghanistan. After a brief overview of the situation before the war, the military and political situation in the spring of 1879, and the history, geography, and ethnography of the country, Campbell presents his argument that the British should accept a compromise accord with the new Afghan leader, 'Abd al-Rahman Khan, and withdraw from the country. Campbell's philosophy is summed up in the concluding sentences of the book: "I am myself all for economy, peace, and quiet at home, and would only seek to hold India so long as we can do so without being forced into ambitious projects beyond the Indian border. That was my view in 1849, and that is my view in 1879."
War Comes To Garmser
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Author : Carter Malkasian
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 2013
War Comes To Garmser written by Carter Malkasian and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with History categories.
If you want to understand Afghanistan, writes Carter Malkasian, you need to understand what has happened on the ground, in the villages and countryside that were on the frontline. These small places are the heart of the war. Modeled on the classic Vietnam War book, War Comes to Long An, Malkasian's War Comes to Garmser promises to be a landmark account of the war in Afghanistan. The author, who spent nearly two years in Garmser, a community in war-torn Helmand province, tells the story of this one small place through the jihad, the rise and fall of Taliban regimes, and American and British surge. Based on his conversations with hundreds of Afghans, including government officials, tribal leaders, religious leaders, and over forty Taliban, and drawing on extensive primary source material, Malkasian takes readers into the world of the Afghans. Through their feuds, grievances, beliefs, and way of life, Malkasian shows how the people of Garmser have struggled for three decades through brutal wars and short-lived regimes. Beginning with the victorious but destabilizing jihad against the Soviets and the ensuing civil war, he explains how the Taliban movement formed; how, after being routed in 2001, they returned stronger than ever in 2006; and how Afghans, British, and Americans fought with them thereafter. Above all, he describes the lives of Afghans who endured and tried to build some kind of order out of war. While Americans and British came and went, Afghans carried on, year after year. Afghanistan started out as the good war, the war we fought for the right reasons. Now for many it seems a futile military endeavor, costly and unwinnable. War Comes to Garmser offers a fresh, original perspective on this war, one that will redefine how we look at Afghanistan and at modern war in general.
Afghan Frontier
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Author : Victoria Schofield
language : en
Publisher: Tauris Parke Paperbacks
Release Date : 2010-02-16
Afghan Frontier written by Victoria Schofield and has been published by Tauris Parke Paperbacks this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-02-16 with History categories.
For centuries, men have fought and died on the Afghan frontier -- American soldiers and the Taliban are merely the latest. As the gateway to India and the crossroads of Central Asia, Afghanistan has tempted the greed and hunger for power of countless invaders, from the Greek armies of Alexander the Great to Brezhnev’s Soviet forces. Refuge of spies and mountainous court of intrigue, this frontier world is one of the most haunting and gigantic battlefields on earth. This edition of Afghan Frontier includes a new afterword from the author, completing the gripping portrait of a region that is as treacherous as it is alluring.
Bann Or Our Afghan Frontier
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Author : Septimus Smet Thorburn
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1876
Bann Or Our Afghan Frontier written by Septimus Smet Thorburn and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1876 with Bannu (Pakistan) categories.
Empire And Tribe In The Afghan Frontier Region
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Author : Hugh Beattie
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2019-09-19
Empire And Tribe In The Afghan Frontier Region written by Hugh Beattie and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-09-19 with History categories.
Waziristan, a region on the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan, has in recent years become a flash point in the so-called 'War on Terror'. Hugh Beattie looks at the history of this region, examining British attempts to manage the tribes from 1849 until Pakistan's declaration of independence in 1947. He explores British attempts to divide the frontier region into separate British and Afghan spheres of influence. In the minds of British policymakers, this demarcation would secure the position of the Empire, and so Beattie highlights the various policy initiatives towards the frontier region over the period in question. Crucially, he analyses how the British perceived the local tribes, what constituted authority within tribal frameworks, and the military and political ramifications of these perceptions. As he also explores the contemporary relevance of this region, taking into account the resurgence of the Taliban in Waziristan, Beattie's analysis is vital for those interested in the history and security implications of the Afghan frontier with Pakistan.
Fragments Of The Afghan Frontier
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Author : Magnus Marsden
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011
Fragments Of The Afghan Frontier written by Magnus Marsden and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Afghanistan categories.
The border between Afghanistan and Pakistan's northwest territories has a long and violent past. Through a collage of historical narrative and ethnographic research, Benjamin D. Hopkins and Magnus Marsden counter the stereotypes and simplistic assessments that obscure a more accurate picture of this frontier, at the same time exposing the web of difficulties now facing local and international actors. This border region is anything but an isolated depot rife with radical terrorists and tribesmen. The frontier is rich with meaning, influenced by centuries of development by its inhabitants and their conceptions of those who operate outside their world. Fragments of the Afghan Frontier provides a deeper understanding of this evolving region, which grows more and more significant as the West steps up its counterterrorist campaigns.