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Afghanistan : a modern history : monarchy, despotism or democracy? : the problems of governance in the Muslim tradition

The first major history of modern Afghanistan, this book traces the country's development from the accession of Abdul Rahman Khan, the 'Iron Amir' in 1880, right up to the demise of the Taliban under US bombing over the winter of 2001, and the search for a new state structure in 2002

Print Book, English, 2005
I.B. Tauris, London, 2005