Includes bibliographical references (pages 403-412) and index.
Contents
Introduction -- Chapter One. People and Places -- Chapter Two. Conquering and Ruling Premodern Afghanistan -- Chapter Three. Anglo-Afghan Wars and State Building in Afghanistan -- Chapter Four. Afghanistan in the Twentieth Century: State and Society in Conflict -- Chapter Five. Afghanistan in the Twenty-first Century -- Chapter Six. Afghanistan's Failed Search for Stability -- Chapter Seven. Some Conclusions (2010) -- Notes -- References -- Index
