Tarikhiafghanistan history of afghanistan is a translation into pushto of g. The kite runner by khaled hosseini, a thousand splendid suns by khaled hosseini, and the mountains echoed by khaled hossein. The best books on afghanistan five books expert recommendations. Durrani empire third battle of panipat battle of jamrud barakzai. This summer i found myself grappling with what i know about war and what my daughters, now 10 and 8, know about it in a way i didnt expect. My deployment was not an adventure, as a childrens book. Well written, succinct, accessible, analytical, objective and balanced this is one of the best introductions to the history of modern afghanistan available to the general public. With america, britain and nato committed to a longterm political and military engagement there, it is imperative to understand the countrys complex and bloody history. It may be a little boring as a first book on afghanistan, probably better to read rasanayaganams book first, this is too detailed. This and rasanyaganams book are among the best ive read on afghanistan. This starts with very ancient history and works towards the more modern. William dalrymples top 10 books on afghanistan books.
This stunning and wildly successful debut novel vividly captures the colour and complexity of modern afghanistan. This is a wikipedia book, a collection of wikipedia articles that can be easily saved, imported. The treacherous mountain passes and blasted desert plains of afghanistan have been the graveyard of every wouldbe conquering army since the days of alexander the great. A chronology of key events in the history of afghanistan, from the mid1800s to the present day.
From the persians and greeks of antiquity to the british, soviet, and american powers in modern times, outsiders have led military conquests into the mountains and plains of afghanistan, leaving their indelible marks on this ancient land at the juncture of europe, asia, and the middle east. A very good book that helps to explain afghanistans present situation by describing the conflicts and power struggles of the past. The history of afghanistan the greenwood histories of the modern nations. Ibn khaldun began writing the book in 75 so its certainly the oldest on my list.
A modern history library of modern middle east studies by angelo rasanayagam isbn. Pdf history and political system of afghanistan hadi. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. The history of afghanistan, 2nd edition and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. A cultural and political history princeton studies in. A chronology of key events in the history of afghanistan, from the. Anthropologist and afghanistan expert thomas barfield gives a panoramic view of afghanistan, from founding dynasties to the failed central asian states of today. This book is a must read for those who are interested in afghanistan s war torn history or for those who find themselves deploying to afghanistan as a civilian or member of the armed forces. The book is wellwritten, wellresearched, and very detailed giving outstanding insight into the culture of the people as well as the mistakes that those. Afghanistan has long been the focal point of eastwest relations, from t. The history of afghanistan, 2nd edition the greenwood histories of the modern nations 2nd edition. Munshi ahmad jan is credited with developing a modern style of pushto prose. This is the best book if you really want to understand what happened in afghanistan. The written recorded history of the land presently constituting afghanistan can be traced back to.
William dalrymples top 10 books on afghanistan from 16thcentury mughal rulers, to daring victorian spies and todays taliban, the travel writer and historian picks his favourites from a rich. In the paper i discussed about the short history of afghanistan during the presoviet and postsoviet eras and most importantly the modern establishment of islamic. The best books on afghanistan recommended by thomas barfield. The history of afghanistan the greenwood histories of the modern. The book includes a chronology of main historical events as well as a detailed. The history of afghanistan is largely military history.