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A Concise History of the Arabs
Saqi 2013; US$ 26.25The key to understanding the Arab world ? today and in the future ? lies in unlocking its past. John McHugo unfolds centuries of political, social and intellectual development, from the Roman Empire right up to the present day. Taking the reader beyond the headlines, McHugo presents a series of turning points in Arab history: the mission of the Prophet... more...
The Afghan War in 2013: Meeting the Challenges of Transition
The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc. 2013; US$ 44.99After more than a decade of fighting in Afghanistan, the United States and its allies are set to transfer security responsibilities to Afghan forces in 2014. This transition poses many challenges, and much will depend on the future of Afghan politics, governance, corruption, development, security, and economics. How the United States manages the... more...
The Afghan War in 2013: Meeting the Challenges of Transition
The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc. 2013; US$ 49.99After more than a decade of fighting in Afghanistan, the United States and its allies are set to transfer security responsibilities to Afghan forces in 2014. This transition poses many challenges, and much will depend on the future of Afghan politics, governance, corruption, development, security, and economics. How the United States manages the... more...
American Engineer in Afghanistan
University of Minnesota Press 1948; US$ 72.00An American Engineer in Afghanistan was first published in 1948. The legend of Afghanistan as "The Forbidden Country" grew chiefly from a warning of the British Indian Government which once guarded the Afghan frontier north of the Khyber Pass -- "It is absolutely forbidden to cross this border into Afghanistan." A glance at the... more...
Forbidden Lessons in a Kabul Guesthouse
Hyperion 2011; US$ 24.99Includes a Reading Group Guide and Author Q&A “ For years, Suraya Sadeed has worked tirelessly to help the people of her war-scarred homeland. This terrific memoir is the story of her struggles, her sacrifices, and her hopes. It is the moving life story of a remarkable woman who has overcome personal... more...
Zen Under Fire
Sourcebooks 2013; US$ 14.99One woman's fight to deliver peace and eliminate bloodshed in the midst of one of the most notorious conflicts of our time In the tradition of Dear Zari and Barefoot in Baghdad , Zen Under Fire lays bare the struggles of a war-torn region from a uniquely female perspective. Marianne Elliott must defuse situations before they lead to widespread... more...
Conflict in Afghanistan
ABC-CLIO 2003; US$ 85.00This work is a comprehensive A-Z study of the history of conflict in Afghanistan from 1747 to the 21st century. It considers the origins and root causes of conflict in Afghanistan, the country's cultural and ethnic structure, and the important subjects of geography and climate. more...
Rescuing Afghanistan
University of NSW Press 2006; US$ 19.95Moving far beyond clumsy stereotypes of Afghan affairs, William Maley shows that only a long-term commitment from the wider world ? of a type that is rarely if ever found ? offers a reasonable prospect of rescuing Afghanistan from the dangers it continues to face. 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...
L' Occident imaginaire
Presses de l''niversite du Quebec 1998; US$ 29.25Quelle est la représentation que le monde arabe se fait de l'Occident? En retraçant les principaux événements historiques ayant eu un impact décisif sur cette perception, en identifiant le moment historique où l'on a pris conscience de l'existence de l'Occident et en relatant les phénomènes d'idéalisation... more...









