{"product_id":"the-afghans-isbn-9780631198413","title":"The Afghans","description":"Updated paperback edition telling the dramatic history of the land and peoples of Afghanistan from prehistoric times to the present day. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a detailed history, from the Indo-Iranian invasions of the second millennium BC and Alexander the\u003cbr\u003e Great, through to Soviet occupation, Taliban rule, and the 'war on terror'\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMuch description of the contemporary period is based on the author’s own research in Afghanistan\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes a new final chapter covering developments since 2001, including the fall of the Taliban, state building and foreign intervention in the region. The bibliography has also been updated.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  List of Illustrations. \u003cp\u003eFigures.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Maps.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUp and Down the Hindu Kush.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Peoples of Afghanistan.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Early Years.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Advent of the Indo-Iranian Speaking Peoples.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArchaeology and the Indo-Iranians.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eScythian Horsemen.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOpening up to the West.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Greeks.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNorthern Rulers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Reassertion of the Iranian West.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Advent of Islam.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Iranian Dynasties.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Mongols.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTowards the Kingdom of Afghanistan.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Sadozay Dynasty.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWar with Britain.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Dynasty of Amir 'Abd Al-Rahman Khan.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChanging Afghanistan.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Years of Communism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter the Soviets.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpilogue.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e \"Vogelsang ... has produced a valuable overview of Afghan history and archaeology...[his] book reminds readers that Afghanistan's rich history and culture warrant far more attention than merely as a refuge for 'evil-doers,' and that its people deserve the interest and support of the West even when globalized conflicts are at stake.\" \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eWillem Vogelsang\u003c\/b\u003e studied ancient Indian and Iranian languages and cultures at Leiden University in The Netherlands. He is currently Executive Secretary of the Research School of Asian, African and Amerindian Studies at Leiden University and curator for Southwest and Central Asia for the National Museum of Ethnology, Leiden. He has worked at various excavations in Syria and Afghanistan, and travelled throughout Afghanistan as a freelance journalist reporting on the Soviet occupation.  In the 1960s and 70s Afghanistan was depicted in the media as the romantic haven of nomads and a resort for hashish-smoking hippies; in the 80s it was seen as a country where brave warriors fought against the 'evil' Soviet empire, and in the 90s redrawn as a semi-feudal land ruled by warlords and Islamic fundamentalists. In September 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States thrust the country to the fore of international politics. Afghanistan was regarded as a country liberated from an oppressive terrorist regime, and eagerly embracing democracy. Right now, however, it is a country often seen again as a political and military quagmire. \u003ci\u003eThe Afghans\u003c\/i\u003e brings together these different outside perspectives to form one coherent story, telling the dramatic history of the land and peoples of Afghanistan from prehistoric times to the present day. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book discusses a wide variety of subjects including the Indo-Iranian invasions of the second millennium BC, the Persian Achaemenids, Alexander the Great, the Islamic conquest, the Mongols and the rise of the kingdom of Afghanistan in the eighteenth century. The author pays special attention to more recent developments, including the Soviet occupation of the country and Taliban rule.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor this updated paperback edition, the author has provided a new final chapter covering developments since 2001, including the fall of the Taliban, state building and foreign intervention in the region. 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