A Political and Diplomatic History of Afghanistan, 1863-1901
Author | : M. Hasan Kakar |
Publisher | : Brill's Inner Asian Library |
Total Pages | : 288 |
Release | : 2006 |
ISBN-10 | : UOM:39015064095956 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Book Synopsis A Political and Diplomatic History of Afghanistan, 1863-1901 by : M. Hasan Kakar
Download or read book A Political and Diplomatic History of Afghanistan, 1863-1901 written by M. Hasan Kakar and published by Brill's Inner Asian Library. This book was released on 2006 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Afghanistan emerged as a nation-state after Amir 'Abd al-Rahman Khan consolidated the central authority in its most formative period of its history in the late nineteenth century. All this at a time when the two expanding Russian and British empires were approaching Afghanistan in what is known as the Great Game for mastery over the Central Asian states.