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020			_a9780198099109
020			_a019809910
040			_cACKU
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050	0	0	_aDS351.5. _bR39 2015
100	1		_aRoy, Kaushik, _d1971-.
245	1	0	_aWar and society in Afghanistan : _bfrom the Mughals to the Americans, 1500-2013 / _cKaushik Roy.
250	1	0	_aFirst edition.
260			_aNew Delhi : _bOxford University Press, _c©2015.
300			_axvi, 312 pages : _bmaps ; _c22 cm.
500			_aAbstract: 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
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references.
505			_aContents: 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.
546			_a124
650		0	_aWar and society.
650		0	_aWar and society _z Afghanistan.
651		0	_aAfghanistan _x History, Military.
651		0	_aAfghanistan _x History.
942			_2lcc _cMON _kDS351.5.R39 2015
999			_c31837 _d31837