Author (نویسنده/ناشر):

Whitehead, Kim.

Statement of responsibility:

Publication/Distribution (Imprint):

Philadelphia : Mason Crest Publishers, c2010.

Physical Description:

136 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 24 cm.

Series Title:

(Major Muslim nations)

Language:

ISBN:

9781422214336
1590848330

Subjects--Topical Terms:

Afghanistan – Juvenile literature.
Afghanistan – Bibliography.
Afghanistan – Civilization.

Class. No:

DS 351.5 .W55 2010

Accession No:

26017

General Note:

“Updated and revised”—cover page.

General Note:

Contents: Introduction

General Note:

Harvey Sicherman—Place in the world—The land—The history—Politics, the economy, and religion—The people—Cities and communities—foreign relations—Chronology—Glossary—further reading—Internet resources—Index.

General Note:

“Over the past four decades, Afghanistan has been torn apart by social unrest and civil war. Most recently, the harsh government of the Taliban, which ruled according to a strict interpretation of Islamic law, was overthrown by a U.S.-led invasion of the country in 2001…”—back cover.