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Return of a king : the battle for Afghanistan, 1839-42 / William Dalrymple.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2013Edition: First EditionDescription: xxxviii, 515 pages : some color illustrations, maps 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780307958280
  • 0307958280
  • 9781408818305
  • 1408818302
  • 9781408822876
  • 1408822873
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: Return of a king.DDC classification:
  • 958.1/03 23
LOC classification:
  • DS359.7 .D35 2013
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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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BOOK BOOK Harrison Memorial Library NONFICTION Adult Nonfiction 958.1 DAL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31624003473444
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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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