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Bazaar Politics
Stanford University Press 2011; US$ 22.95After the fall of the Taliban, instability reigned across Afghanistan. However, in the small town of Istalif, located a little over an hour north of Kabul and not far from Bagram on the Shomali Plain, local politics remained relatively violence-free. Bazaar Politics examines this seemingly paradoxical situation, exploring how the town's local politics... more...
Murder in the Hindu Kush
The History Press 2011; US$ 27.69On a bright July morning in 1870 the British explorer George Hayward was brutally murdered high in the Hindu Kush. Who was he, what had brought him to this wild spot, and why was he killed? Told in full for the first time, this is the gripping tale of Hayward's journey from a Yorkshire childhood to a place at the forefront of the 'Great Game' between... more...
Lost World of the Golden King
University of California Press 2012; US$ 39.95Drawing on ancient historical writings, the vast array of information gleaned in recent years from the study of Hellenistic coins, and startling archaeological evidence newly unearthed in Afghanistan, Frank L. Holt sets out to rediscover the ancient civilization of Bactria. In a gripping narrative informed by the author?s deep knowledge of his subject,... more...
The Dressmaker of Khair Khana
HarperCollins 2011; US$ 12.99The life Kamila Sidiqi had known changed overnight when the Taliban seized control of the city of Kabul. After receiving a teaching degree during the civil war?a rare achievement for any Afghan woman?Kamila was subsequently banned from school and confined to her home. When her father and brother were forced to flee the city, Kamila became the sole... more...
Verteidigung am Hindukusch?
Diplomica Verlag 2008; US$ 36.02Der militärische Einsatz der Bundeswehr in Afghanistan offenbart ein strategisches Dilemma deutscher Sicherheitspolitik. In der jüngsten Vergangenheit wurden deutsche Soldaten zwar zu Wiederaufbau-, Überwachungs- und Stabilisierungsmissionen herangezogen, die direkte militärische Bekämpfung gegnerischer Kräfte bildete in den bisherigen Auslandseinsätzen... more...
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