Jeffery Roberts

The Origins of Conflict in Afghanistan (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Focusing on Afghanistan's relations with the West during the latter half of the 20th century, this study offers new insights on the long-term origins of the nation's recent tragedies. Roberts finds that, since the 1930s in particular, Afghanistan pursued policies far more complex, and considerably more pro-Western, than previous studies have surmised. By the end of the Second World War, Britain and Afghanistan seemed headed toward an extensive partnership in military and economic affairs. Opportunities to cement Afghanistan to the West existed, but ultimately ran afoul of regional politics, shortsighted policy, and indifference. The rise of the Indian nationalist movement and the eventual partition of India would have strategic ramifications for Afghanistan. Pakistan and India, weakened and poised against each other, saw no reason to aid the Kabul regime, leaving only the United States as a potential benefactor. Successive American administrations, however, denied most Afghan requests. When the Eisenhower administration extended support to Pakistan, it alienated Afghan leaders, who then chose to broker a deal with the Soviet Union. Roberts analyzes recent American policy toward Afghanistan and its neighbors, clarifying the current situation and offering guidelines for future relations.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Altersempfehlung: ab 7 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Dezember 2003
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780313057380
• Artikelnr.: 37820023

Autorenporträt

JEFFERY J. ROBERTS is Professor of History at Tennessee Technological University.

Inhaltsangabe

Anglo-Afghan Relations: The 19th-Century Background The First Anglo-Afghan
War The Second Anglo-Afghan War The Reign of Abdur Rahman: Afghanistan as
Buffer State The Dawn of Anglo-Afghan Cooperation The Rise and Fall of
Amanullah: A Lesson in Modernization Toward Greater Cooperation: Nadir Shah
and Hashim Khan Afghanistan in World War II and the Origins of the
Lancaster Plan The Partition of India and Its Impact on Afghanistan
Afghanistan, British Strategy, and the Decision for Partition The Transfer
of Power on the Northwest Frontier The Strategic Ramifications of Partition
American Policy toward South Asia The Truman Administration and American
Policy in South Asia The Eisenhower Administration and the Alliance with
Pakistan American Policy toward Afghanistan The Truman Administration and
Afghanistan The Eisenhower Administration, Afghanistan, and the Alliances
Consequences Mohammed Daoud, Soviet-Afghan Agreements, and the Road to War
Summary and Conclusions