This work traces the historic struggles and the changing nature of political authority in this volatile region of the world, from the Mughal Empire in the sixteenth century to the Taliban resurgence today.

From the library of Dr. Donna Jean Winslow, Ph.D., 1958-2010. Gifted to the ALU Library as part of the Donna Jean Winslow Collection.

People and places --Conquering and ruling pre-modern Afghanistan -- Anglo-Afghan Wars and state building in Afghanistan -- Afghanistan in the twentieth century : state and society in conflict -- Afghanistan enters the twenty-first century -- Some conclusions.