Introduction Chapter 1 From Tribal Confederacy to National Coalescence Chapter 2 National Awakening and Nationalism Chapter 3 Independence and Radical Modernisation Chapter 4 The Nadiri Dynasty: Politics of National Gradualism and ‘Royal Dualism’ Chapter 5 The Cold War and the Rise of a Rentier State Chapter 6 Experiment with Democracy, 1963-1973 Chapter 7 Daoud's Republicanism Chapter 8 Communist Rule, the Soviet Invasion and Resistance Chapter 9 Mujahideen Islamic Rule and Taliban Extremism Chapter 10 US Intervention and the Karzai era Conclusion
Intended for those who are interested in the changing politics of the Middle East and Central Asia, this work talks about Afghanistan and its troubled past. It also identifies the country's inability to develop stable political structures as stemming from the inter-dynastic rivalry.
Amin Saikal is director of the Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies and Professor of Political Science at the Australian National University. He has been a visiting fellow at the Universities of Princeton and Cambridge, as well as at Sussex University's Institute of Development Studies. He has also been a Rockefeller Foundation Fellow in International Relations. He is the author of numerous works on the Middle East,Central Asia, and Russia, including The Rise and Fall of the Shah; Islam and theWest: Conflict or Cooperation?
'Saikal's contribution to our understanding and analysis of modern Afghanistan post 9/11 is a very important one.' -International Affairs 'Fascinating...if you want an insider's interpretation of modern Afghanistan (and one that is remarkably free from one-sided ideology), this is an excellent primer.' -Sydney Morning Herald 'authoritative' -The Middle East Magazine 'Excellent and lucid' -Peter Avery, King's College Cambridge
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