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War and Society in Afghanistan: From the Mughals to the Americans, 1500-2013
Roy, Kaushik (, Guru Nanak Professor, Department of History, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India)
War and Society in Afghanistan: From the Mughals to the Americans, 1500-2013
Roy, Kaushik (, Guru Nanak Professor, Department of History, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India)
This monograph analyses the rhythms of war and the geopolitical significance of Afghanistan with a focus on the interrelated concepts of weak/rentier state, great power rivalry and counter-insurgency. It analyses why the Mughal, the British, the Soviets, and the Americans won the conventional wars in Afghanistan but were defeated in the unconventional ones. It takes a comprehensive view of the history of the region and provides a political and military narrative ofconventional and unconventional war in Afghanistan during the last five centuries.
336 pages, 7 maps
Media | Boeken Hardcover Book (Boek met harde rug en kaft) |
Vrijgegeven | 1 december 2015 |
ISBN13 | 9780198099109 |
Uitgevers | OUP India |
Pagina's | 336 |
Afmetingen | 146 × 224 × 27 mm · 494 g |
Taal en grammatica | Engels |