About this title: David B. Edwards traces the lives of three Afghan leaders - Nur Muhammad Taraki, Samiullah Safi and Qazi Amin Waqad - to explain how the promise of progress and prosperity that animated Afghanistan in the 1960s crumbled and became the present tragedy of discord, destruction and despair. This book builds on the foundation that Edwards laid in his previous book, "Heroes of the Age", in which he examines the lives of three significant figures of the late 19th century - a tribal khan, a Muslim saint and a prince who became king of the newly created state. In the mid 20th century, Afghans believed ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: University of California Press
Date Published: 2002-04-02
ISBN-13:9780520228610ISBN:0520228618
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Edition: Text is Free of Markings
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: University of California Press, Berkeley, CA
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780520228610ISBN:0520228618
Description: Very Good Plus. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 354 pp. Tightly bound. Spine not compromised. read more
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Edition: Uncorrected Proof Pages.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: University of California Press, Berkeley, CA
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780520228597ISBN:0520228596
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Slight wear and soiling. xxov, 345 p. Illustrations. Maps. Notes. Glossary. Bibliography. [No index. ] If you want to read one book to understand the background to the political conflicts in Afghanistan and the Taliban's rise to power, this is the book. Edwards tells the stories of three men--a Marxist politician, a tribal leader, and an Islamic militant--to explain the complex political culture of Afghanistan. Traces the lives of three Afghan leaders-Nur ... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: University of California Press
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780520228610ISBN:0520228618
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Binding: PAPERBACK
Publisher: University of California Press
ISBN-13:9780520228610ISBN:0520228618
Description: Very Good. 0520228618 paperback in very good condition. Pages are clean, binding is tight. Cover has slight shelf wear. Appears gently read. Satisfaction Guaranteed. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: UNIV OF CALIFORNIA PR
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780520228610ISBN:0520228618
Description: New. In this powerful book, David B. Edwards traces the lives of three recent Afghan leaders in Afghanistan's history--Nur Muhammad Taraki, Samiullah Safi, and Qazi Amin Waqad--to explain how the promise of progress and prosperity that animated Afghanista... read more
Edition: Text is Free of Markings
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: University of California Press
Date Published: 2002-04-02
ISBN-13:9780520228610ISBN:0520228618
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Berkeley: University of California Press, 2002.
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780520228610ISBN:0520228618
Description: xxii, 354 pp. : illustrated, maps; 24 cm.; ISBN: 0520228618; LCCN: 2001-6513; LC: DS371.2; Dewey: 958.104/5; color photographic stiff paper wrappers; Contents: 1.; Introduction: into forbidden Afghanistan--; pt. 1.; The Saur revolution--; 2.; Lives of the Party--; 3.; The armature of Khalqi power--; Coda: the death of a President--; pt. 2.; The Pech uprising--; 4.; A son of Safi--; 5.; Anatomy of a tribal uprising--; Coda: the death of a Safi daughter--; pt. 3.; The Islamic jihad--; 6.; Muslim ... read more
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