1st Edition

Afghanistan Political Frailty and External Interference

By Nabi Misdaq Copyright 2006
380 Pages
by Routledge

380 Pages
by Routledge

380 Pages
by Routledge

Afghan society is analyzed from a fresh standpoint in this book which discusses the country’s two and a half centuries of socio-political disquiet and outside interference. The author explores the continuous struggle between the central government and the cornerstone of the present state, the tribes. In its examination of the interchange between the centre and the periphery, the book presents a... Read more

Introduction  Part 1  1. Formation of the Afghan State 1747-1772  2. State to Nation 1772 - 1978  Part 2  3. Daoud's Republic 1973 -78  4. Afghan Communists 1965 -78  5. Events Leading To Soviet Invasion -1979  Part 3  6. Afghan Resistance 1975 - 92  7. From Common Cause to Factionalism  8. Post-Communist Ethnicity  Conclusion

Biography

Nabi Misdaq