War and Society in Afghanistan: From the Mughals to the Americans, 1500-2013
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.
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- ISBN: 978-0-19-809910-9
- EAN: 9780198099109
- Produktnummer: 17116155
- Verlag: OXFORD UNIV PR
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
- Seitenangabe: 336 S.
- Masse: H23.6 cm x B16.0 cm x D2.3 cm 544 g
- Gewicht: 544
Über den Autor
Kaushik Roy is Guru Nanak Professor at the Department of History, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India and Global Fellow at Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), Norway.
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