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Leader LDR nam a 00
Control # 1 hbl99051090
Control # Id 3 GCG
Date 5 20210217124425.0
Fixed Data 8 020813s2012 maua b 001 0 eng d
ISBN 20    $a9781566568548 (pbk)
Obsolete 39    $a272363$cTLC
Cat. Source 40    $aGCG
LC Call 50 00 $aDS357.5$b.S7 2012
ME:Pers Name 100 $aSimpson, St John.
Title 245 10 $aAfghanistan :$ba cultural history /$cSt John Simpson.
Imprint 260    $aNorthhampton, MA :$bInterlink Pub Group Inc,$c2012.
Phys Descrpt 300    $a160 p. :$b ill. ;$c23 cm.
Note:Bibliog 504    $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Note:Content 505 $aAfghanistan, the crossroads of Asia -- Prehistory -- Afghanistan under the Achaemenids -- Alexander and his successors -- The absorption of the Northern nomads -- Kushan-shahs, Huns, Hephthalites and Turks -- Medieval Islamic dynasties -- From Mongols to Mughals -- The creation of modern Afghanistan.
Abstract 520    $aWhile the modern nation can trace its origins back to 1747, the history of Afghanistan is far more ancient. It has long been an ancient focal point of the Silk Road and human migration. While many native people such as the Kushans, Samanids, Saffarids and Mughals have founded their empires here, the country has also been the target of numerous invasions. Afghanistan is therefore one of the most culturally rich and diverse places on Earth. This book places this rich and ancient seam of creativity in its broad historical context and offers the reader a full appreciation of this remarkable country
Subj:Topical 650  0 $aAfghanistan$xPolitics and government.
Subj:Topical 650  0 $aAfghanistan$xHistory.
Subj:Topical 650  0 $aAfghanistan$xSocial conditions.
Subj:Topical 650  0 $aAfghanistan$xEconomic conditions.