Games Without Rules by Tamim Ansary
The Often-Interrupted History of Afghanistan
A concise political and cultural history of Afghanistan that explains how rugged geography, tribal loyalties, religious codes, and a long pattern of foreign interventions produced a fluid, decentralized, and often violent politics; it traces episodes from 19th-century imperial rivalries through 20th-century modernization, the Soviet invasion, the rise of the Mujahideen and the Taliban, and shows why outsiders’ attempts to impose order repeatedly fail while ordinary Afghans navigate power through personal networks, honor codes, and shifting alliances.
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- Published
- 2012
- Nationality
- American
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- Pages
- 384 pages
- Original Language
- English
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