Return of a king : the battle for Afghanistan /
Examines the mid-19th-century Afghan war as a tragic result of neocolonial ambition, cultural collision and hubris, drawing on previously untapped primary sources to explore such topics as the reestablishment of a puppet-leader Shah, the conflict's brutal human toll and the similarities between...
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London :
Bloomsbury,
2013
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| Summary: | Examines the mid-19th-century Afghan war as a tragic result of neocolonial ambition, cultural collision and hubris, drawing on previously untapped primary sources to explore such topics as the reestablishment of a puppet-leader Shah, the conflict's brutal human toll and the similarities between the war and present-day challenges. |
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| Physical Description: | xl, 567 σ. : εικ. ; 24 εκ. |
| ISBN: | 9781408818305 9781408822876 |
