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The return of a king : the battle for Afghanistan, 1839-42 / William Dalrymple
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TextPublication details: New York, Alfred A. Knopf, ©2013Edition: First EditionDescription: xxix, 515 pages : some color illustrations, maps ; 24 cmISBN: - 9780307958280
- 0307958280
- 9781408818305
- 1408818302
- 9781408822876
- 1408822873
- ARCH FRBC 958.103 D151R 23
- DS359.7 .D35 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
No easy place to rule -- An unsettled mind -- The great game begins -- The mouth of hell -- The flag of holy war -- We fail from our ignorance -- All order is at an end -- The wail of bugles -- The death of a king -- A war for no wise purpose
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SAIACS Archives Room | Frykenberg Collection | ARCH FRBC 958.103 D151R (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Not for loan | 066639 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 493-497) and index
No easy place to rule -- An unsettled mind -- The great game begins -- The mouth of hell -- The flag of holy war -- We fail from our ignorance -- All order is at an end -- The wail of bugles -- The death of a king -- A war for no wise purpose
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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