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The return of a king : the battle for Afghanistan, 1839 - 42 / William Dalrymple

By:

Dalrymple, William

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Vintage Books , 2014Edition: First Vintage Books editionDescription: 515 p. : illus. ; 24 cmISBN:

9780307948533

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DDC classification:

958.1 DAL

LOC classification:

DS359.7 .D35 2014

Contents:

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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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro - Monografía	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C. Sala Ingles	958.1 DAL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		029594

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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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