Afghanistan - A New History
- ISBN-10
- 1136803408
- ISBN-13
- 9781136803406
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 280
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013-09-05
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Authors
- Robyn Carr, Sir Martin Ewans, Patrick Weber
Description
Sir Martin Ewans, former Head of the British Chancery in Kabul, puts into an historical and contemporary context the series of tragic events that have impinged on Afghanistan in the past fifty years. The book examines the roots of these developments in Afghanistan's earlier history and external relationships, as well as their contemporary relevance, internally, regionally, and globally. The book also reviews in details the emergence of the Taliban, their ideology and their place within Islam, and examines Afghanistan's relevance in global issues, notably the nature of Islamic extremism, the international drugs trade and international terrorism. It ends with an analysis of the country post-Taliban.
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