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# Afghanistan: A Cultural and Political History (Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics) Paperback – March 25, 2012

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great book…
*by M***E on January 12, 2025*

I originally began reading this book by checking it out at my local library. It was a wealth of knowledge and therefore I decided to purchase it. I appreciate the thoroughness in understanding Afghanistan’s history. It is well written and dedicated to ensuring the reader understands what is rooted in the several transformations of Afghanistan.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Your source for understanding Afghanistan people, culture and history
*by G***R on October 13, 2014*

Review -Afghanistan: A Cultural and Political History"Afghanistan: A Cultural and Political History" by Thomas Barfield is a learned, detailed, well written book by an anthropologist, not a historian. Thus we are privileged to see the landscape, the people, and rulers, the events through different eyes. Thomas Barfield not only tells us the history of kingdoms and kings, and battles and wars, but also tells us of the nature of the people of Afghanistan. He tells us of the why and the how of the history. The sweep is broad and the story dramatic.Thomas Barfield writes with an educated tongue. I am glad I have my copy as an ebook so as to use the easy access to a dictionary. But the writing is clear and intriguing. The story is well told and fascinating. The detail is crisp and clear.The book is copyrighted 2010, as a part of the Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics. Looking through the titles in the collection, this book is in highly esteemed company.Thomas Barfield brings us right up to 2010 with many observations on the status of the politics of Afghanistan at that time. He spends time tracing the "longe duree" and how that long history impacts Afghanistan today. Thus, if you are looking for a book placing the current events in Afghanistan in their historical context, this is it. And it does it very well. Some may disagree with his conclusions. But Thomas Barfield supports his conclusions well. The book is well worth the read.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Interesting read
*by W***I on August 6, 2010*

Fascinating read. Many times you wonder about the countries that we hear about in the news and to completely understand the back-story it is important to pick up a book like this one.To call Afghanistan backward would be improper; to call them out of date would be accurate. The author takes is through the turmoil that the country has dealt with for nearly 3 centuries. The conquers and those that the people defeated.In the end you come out with a deep respect for these people but wonder what is the best course of action to take. Should the US support this country with troops and financial aid or would it be best to back out and allow the country to do what it has always done.The author makes the process much more convoluted when he clearly shows his bias against President Bush near the end of the book. He clearly does not appreciate the near complete withdrawal of troops after the defeat of the Taliban but then makes it clear that the problems that have arisen in the aftermath are issues that only Afghanistan can correct...so which is it?The fact that this country has so much potential and growth makes it a country to continue to watch for years to come.

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