{"product_id":"afghanistan-martin-ewans-9780060505080","title":"Afghanistan: A Short History of Its People and Politics","description":"A fascinating chronicle of a nation's turbulent history. \u003cp\u003eReaching back to earliest times, Martin Ewans examines the historical evolution of one of today's most dangerous breeding grounds of global terrorism. After a succession of early dynasties and the emergence of an Afghan empire during the eighteenth century, the nineteenth and early twentieth century saw a fierce power struggle between Russia and Britain for supremacy in Afghanistan that was ended by the nation's proclamation of independence in 1919. A communist coup in the late 1970s overthrew the established regime and led to the invasion of Soviet troops in 1979. Roughly a decade later, the Soviet Union withdrew, condemning Afghanistan to a civil war that tore apart the nation's last remnants of religious, ethnic, and political unity. It was into this climate that the Taliban was born.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eToday, war-torn and economically destitute, Afghanistan faces unique challenges as it looks toward an uncertain future. Martin Ewans carefully weighs the lessons of history to provide a frank look at Afghanistan's prospects and the international resonances of the nation's immense task of total political and economic reconstruction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Martin Ewans\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0060505087\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060505080\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/17\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.03h x 5.35w x 0.90d","brand":"Martin Ewans","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43994796392703,"sku":"9780060505080","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_80125f72-7812-415b-88ca-7daf9b6ee1ee.jpg?v=1683332231","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/afghanistan-martin-ewans-9780060505080","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}