Afghanistan

by Dupree, Louis

• ISBN13: 9780195776348
• ISBN10: 0195776348
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-07-18
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Afghanistan, written in 1973, looks at this age old land and country as it was before the Soviet invasion. It contains two epilogues; one written in 1978 and the other in 1980 right before the Soviet invasion.Afghanistantraces the development of this country from tribal and politically unstable towards a system of representative government consistent with its cultural and historical patterns. The book traces the socio-economic, cultural and political development of this rugged country and can serve as an indicator of things to come in this unsettled land. Apart from the narrative the author presents all this material to us through charts, maps and illustrations. It also contains appendices on music and calendars used in Afghanistan.

Table of Contents

Lists of Illustrations, Maps, Charts, and Diagrams	vii
Introduction	xvii
Acknowledgments	xxi
Part I. The Land	1	(54)
Geographic Zones	3	(30)
Water	33	(10)
Areas Drastically Affected by Man	43	(4)
Domesticated Animals	47	(4)
Fauna	51	(4)
Part II. The People	55	(198)
Ethnic Groups	57	(9)
Language	66	(29)
Religious Non-Literacy in a Literate Culture	95	(17)
Folklore and Folk Music	112	(20)
Settlement Patterns	132	(49)
Life Cycle	181	(67)
The Inward-Looking Society	248	(5)
Part III. The Past	253	(162)
The Prehistoric Sequence	255	(17)
East and West Meet and Mingle	272	(24)
Invasions and Commerce	296	(16)
Islam Spreads Its Banner	312	(31)
The of European Imperialism	343	(72)
Part IV. The Present	415	(284)
Amir Abdur Rahman Khan: 1880-1901	417	(13)
Habibullah: 1901-1919	430	(11)
King Amanulah: 1919-1919	441	(17)
King Mohammad Nadir Shah: 1929-1933	458	(19)
The Avuncular Period: 1933-1953	477	(22)
The Decade of Daoud: 1953-1963	499	(60)
The Constitutional Period Begins: 1963-?	559	(100)
Problem and prospects	659	(40)
Appendices
A. Domesticated Plants Afghanistan	669	(1)
B. Fauna in Afghanistan	670	(2)
C. Medicinal Plants in Afghanistan	672	(2)
D. Calendars Used in Afghanistan	674	(3)
E. Folk Music and Instruments (with Illustrations)	677	(12)
F. Memories de la Delegation Archeologique Francaise en Afghanistan	689	(1)
G. Afghan Cabinets: 1963-71	690	(5)
H. AUFS Reports on Afghanistan by Louis Dupree: 1959-71	695	(4)
Bibliography	699	(24)
Index	723	(30)
Epilogue (1973)	753	(8)
Epilogue to the Second Printing (1978)	761	(8)
Epilogue (1980)	769