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War and society in Afghanistan : from the Mughals to the Americans, 1500-2013 / Kaushik Roy.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: New Delhi : Oxford University Press, ©2015. Edition: First editionDescription: xvi, 312 pages : maps ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9780198099109
  • 019809910
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • DS351.5. R39 2015
Contents:
Contents: Mughal Empire and warfare in Afghanistan, 1500-1810 -- British Indian Empire and warfare in Afghanistan, 1810-1947 -- The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, 1979-88 -- US and NATO intervention in Afghanistan -- Afghanistan and the nature of future conflicts.
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Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Monograph Monograph Afghanistan Centre at Kabul University DS351.5.R39 2015 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 3ACKU000379874
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Abstract: This monograph analyses the rhythms of war and the geopolitical significance of Afghanistan with a focus on the interrelated concepts of weak/rentier state, great power rivalry, and counter-insurgency. It analyses why the Mughals, the British, the Soviets, and the Americans won the conventional wars in Afghanistan but were defeated in the unconventional ones. It takes a comprehensive view of the history of the region and provides a political and military narrative of conventional and unconventional war in Afghanistan during the last five centuries.--Provided by publisher

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents: Mughal Empire and warfare in Afghanistan, 1500-1810 -- British Indian Empire and warfare in Afghanistan, 1810-1947 -- The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, 1979-88 -- US and NATO intervention in Afghanistan -- Afghanistan and the nature of future conflicts.

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