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title: "Afghanistan: A Modern History"
brand: "angelo rasanayagam"
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# Afghanistan: A Modern History

**Brand:** angelo rasanayagam
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        			&apos;Well-written, succinct, accessible, analytical, objective and balanced - this is one of the best introductions to the history of modern Afghanistan available to the general public.&apos; --Baqer Moin, Head of the Persian Service, BBC&apos;This is a magisterial study of the troubled nation, from the accession of the Iron Amir in 1889 up to the Taliban, the war of the winter of 2001-02, and search for a new state structure thereafter.&apos; --History Today&apos;Excellent - a veritable textbook, and a reference source for anyone interested in Afghanistan&apos; --Dr. Thomas Withington, Jane&apos;s Intelligence Review and King&apos;s College, London
				    	
					
        		
        		
        	
        
        	
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        			Afghanistan dominates the news today, as it often did during the Soviet occupation two decades ago. But even in the 19th and early 20th centuries at the height of the Great Game, Afghanistan was the focal point of East-West relations. Squeezed between Russia, China, India and Persia, its tortured history provides an extraordinary glimpse into the patterns of world politics. Today, Afghanistan sits at the pivot of a region where a new Great Game is taking shape, pitched between America, its rivals and the peoples of Central Asia.
				    	
					
        		
        		
        	
        
                
        
        
            
            
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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent Book
            
*by C***R on 1 April 2018*

I haven't completed the book yet, but I am enjoying it and finding it very informative.  Chapters 1 and 2 were a complete slog to get through.  It felt as though the author was expecting the reader to have a good general understanding of the regional history from the dawn of time, which I do not have.  Because I didn't have a frame of reference many of the events (probably all of of them) the author referred to were a complete mystery to me so I just felt completely lost.Chapter 3 on out is all good; however, if you want to get the most out of the book you will probably need to read it once then start again once you buy yourself a mountain of post-it notes, drawing pins and string, and dedicate a blank wall in your home to map out all the relationships.  Afghanistan is one complex place!My only major gripe is the author's downplaying of U.S. involvement in destabilising the region via Pakistan and up playing the “communist coup”.  How it was a coup when the Soviets were invited in by the regional government is beyond me.  If you want more on U.S. Involvement see for example Killing Hope by William Blum and/or The Politics of Heroin by Alfred W. McCoy.Anyway, setting those two points aside the book clearly lays out the regional changes from the 1500s to 2001, which I for one am finding very interesting.
  

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Five Stars
            
*by R***D on 28 July 2017*

A fascinating, informative and at times a heart rending experience
  

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Five Stars
            
*by M***I on 23 December 2014*

As expected both content delivery quality
  

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