Return of a king, the battle for Afghanistan, 1839-42, William Dalrymple
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Return of a king, the battle for Afghanistan, 1839-42, William Dalrymple
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [449]-497) and index
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non fiction
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Return of a king
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William Dalrymple
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the battle for Afghanistan, 1839-42
Summary
Examines the mid-19th-century Afghan war as a tragic result of neocolonial ambition, cultural collision and hubris, drawing on previously untapped primary sources to explore such topics as the reestablishment of a puppet-leader Shah, the conflict's brutal human toll and the similarities between the war and present-day challenges
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Battle for Afghanistan, 1839-42Battle for Afghanistan, 1839-1842
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