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<p><b>A major history of Afghanistan and its changing political culture</b><br><br><i>Afghanistan</i> traces the historic struggles and the changing nature of political authority in this volatile region of the world, from the Mughal Empire in the sixteenth century to the Taliban resurgence today. Thomas Barfield introduces readers to the bewildering diversity of tribal and ethnic groups in Afghanistan, explaining what unites them as Afghans despite the regional, cultural, and political differenc
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- Author
- Barfield, Thomas
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Published
- 2010
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781400834532
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- History, Anthropology, World History
- Rating
- 3.98 / 5 (411 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
Other editions & translations
- Afghanistan: A Cultural and Political History (Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics, 45) (2011)
- Afghanistan : A Cultural and Political History, Second Edition (2023)
- The War for Afghanistan: A Very Brief History: From "Afghanistan: A Cultural and Political History" : From "Afghanistan: A Cultural and Political History" (2012)
- Afghanistan: A Cultural and Political History (Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics, 45) (2010)
- Afghanistan : A Cultural and Political History, Second Edition (2022)
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