TY - BOOK AU - Wahab,Shaista AU - Youngerman,Barry TI - A brief history of Afghanistan / SN - 9780816082186 AV - DS356. W34 2010 PY - 2010/// CY - New York : PB - Checkmark Books, KW - Afghanistan KW - History N1 - Includes bibliographical references; Contents: List of illustrations—List of maps—List of charts—Introduction : no longer remote—1. Land and people (p. 1)—2. Early history (prehistory-651), (p. 32)—3. From the rise of Islam to the Afghan State (651-1747), (p. 52)--4. The birth of Modern Afghanistan (1747-1901), (p. 73)—5. Twentieth-century monarchy (1901-1973), (p. 101)—6. A coup and a revolution (1973-1978), (p. 133)—7. Soviet Afghanistan (1979-1989), (p. 153)—8. Afghanistan in rebellion (1978-1992), (p. 175)—9. Mujahideen rule (1992-1996), (p. 201)—10. The Taliban era (1996-2001), (p. 219)—11. A new chance (2001-2010), (p. 236)—12. Renewed crisis (2001-2010), (p. 272)—Appendixes—Index ER -