Afghan modern : the history of a global nation / Robert D. Crews.
Afghan modern : the history of a global nation / Robert D. Crews.
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Publisher
Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2015.
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G 2016/1649
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
381 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Imperial cosmopolitans -- Forging an Afghan empire -- Bodies in motion -- The star of Asia -- Seduced by capital -- The atomic age -- Revolutionary dreams -- At the center of humanity.
Publication information
Publisher
Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2015.
Place of Publication
Massachusetts
Date Published
2015.
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Summary
"Rugged, remote, riven by tribal rivalries and religious violence, Afghanistan seems to many a country frozen in time and forsaken by the world. Afghan Modern presents a bold challenge to these misperceptions, revealing how Afghans, over the course of their history, have engaged and connected with a wider world and come to share in our modern globa...
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Full title
Afghan modern : the history of a global nation / Robert D. Crews.
Portion of title
History of a global nation
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Notes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Date Copyright
©2015.
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Call Numbers
G 2016/1649
Record Identifier
74VKVpE0Xlxb
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVpE0Xlxb
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ISBN
9780674286092
DDC
958.1
MMS ID
991023986819502626
