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The making of modern Afghanistan
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B. D. Hopkins |
"This book examines the evolution of the modern Afghan state in the shadow of Britain's imperial presence in South Asia during the first half of the nineteenth century. It challenges the staid assump… |
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Breeding Ground
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Deepak Tripathi |
Beginning with the Communist Saur Revolution of 1978 and continuing through Gen. David Petraeus’s 2010 appointment replacing Stanley McChrystal as commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, this book i… |
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Afghanistan's endless war
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Larry P. Goodson |
"Going beyond the stereotypes of Kalashnikov-wielding Afghan mujahideen and black-turbaned fundamentalists, Larry Goodson combines Taliban interviews and field research with concise analysis to expla… |
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The women of Afghanistan under the Taliban
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Rosemarie Skaine |
Addresses the historical, religious and political factors that shape the national identity of Afghan women. Interviews with Afghan women provided by the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afgh… |
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Forbidden lessons in a Kabul guesthouse
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Suraya Sadeed |
From her first humanitarian visit to Afghanistan in 1994, Suraya Sadeed has been personally delivering relief and hope to Afghan orphans and refugees, to women and girls in inhuman situations deemed … |
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Embattled saints
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Kenneth P. Lizzio |
"As a man thinketh, so is he-thus is the biblical King Solomon often quoted by proponents of New Thought, one of the most influential native religious movements in America. Albert Amao provides an en… |
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The lovers
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Rod Nordland |
"An astonishingly powerful and profoundly moving story of a young couple willing to risk everything for love that puts a human face on the ongoing debate about women's rights in the Muslim world. Zak… |
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Afghanistan 2001-2010
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Jean-Charles Jauffret |
275 p. : 24 cm |
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Dispatches from the Kabul Café
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Heidi Kingstone |
Canadian journalist Heidi Kingstone lived in Kabul between 2007 and 2011. Her memoir is replete with idealists and chancers, gunrunners and warlords. She interviewed generals and partied with powerbr… |
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The Punishment of Virtue
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Sarah Chayes |
As a former star reporter for NPR, Sarah Chayes developed a devoted listenership for her on-site reports on conflicts around the world. In The Punishment of Virtue, she reveals the misguided U.S. pol… |
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