Afghanistan And Central Asia: A Short History; Author: Mccauley, Martin; Paperback; Standard Hardcover size

Author: Mccauley, Martin
Paperback; Standard Hardcover size; Illustrations
183 pages
Published: March 2002
Pearson Professional Education
ISBN: 058250614X

Essential background reading to the present international crisis, this short introduction provides a crucial guide to the hidden history of the region and its peoples. Essential background reading to the present international crisis, this short introduction provides a crucial guide to the hidden history of the region and its peoples.The Afghan crisis has grabbed the attention of the world, and underlined the need in the West for a better understanding of the region and its challenges in the face of increasingly militant interpretations of Islam. This text gives a background to the history of the region and its peoples.