Dr. Kaushik Roy

War and Society in Afghanistan

From the Mughals to the Americans, 1500-2013

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This monograph analyses the rhythms of war and the geopolitical significance of Afghanistan with a focus on the interrelated concepts of weak/rentier state, great power rivalry, and counter-insurgency. It analyses why the Mughals, the British, the Soviets, and the Americans won the conventional wars in Afghanistan but were defeated in the unconventional ones. It takes a comprehensive view of the history of the region and provides a political and military narrative of conventional and unconventional war in Afghanistan during the last five centuries.--Provided by publisher

Produktdetails

• Verlag: OUP India
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Januar 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 160mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 494g
• ISBN-13: 9780198099109
• ISBN-10: 019809910X
• Artikelnr.: 47868035

Autorenporträt

Kaushik Roy is Guru Nanak Professor at the Department of History, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India and Global Fellow at Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), Norway.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Maps
Preface
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
1. Mughal Empire and Warfare in Afghanistan: 1500-1810
2. British-Indian Empire and Warfare in Afghanistan: 1810-1947
3. The Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan: 1979-1988
4. US and NATO Intervention in Afghanistan
5. Afghanistan and the Nature of Future Conflicts
Conclusion
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
About the Author