The return of a king : the battle for Afghanistan, 1839-42 /
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...
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| Autor principal: |
Dalrymple, William |
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| Formato: | Livro
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| Idioma: | English |
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New York :
Alfred A. Knopf,
2013.
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| Edição: | First edition. |
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| coleção: | Borzoi book
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