Return of a king : the battle for Afghanistan, 1839-42 / William Dalrymple.
Material type: TextPublisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2013Edition: First EditionDescription: xxxviii, 515 pages : some color illustrations, maps 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780307958280
- 0307958280
- 9781408818305
- 1408818302
- 9781408822876
- 1408822873
- 958.1/03 23
- DS359.7 .D35 2013
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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BOOK | Harrison Memorial Library NONFICTION | Adult Nonfiction | 958.1 DAL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 31624003473444 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 493-497) and index.
The Sadozais and the Barakzais -- No easy place to rule -- An unsettled mind -- The great game begins -- The mouth of hell -- The flag of holy war -- We fail from our ignorance -- All order is at an end -- The wail of bugles -- The death of a king -- A war for no wise purpose.
Examines the mid-19th-century Afghan war as a tragic result of neocolonial ambition, cultural collision and hubris, drawing on previously untapped primary sources to explore such topics as the reestablishment of a puppet-leader Shah, the conflict's brutal human toll and the similarities between the war and present-day challenges.
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