Afghanistan's
Endless War: State Failure, Regional Politics, and the Rise of the Taliban
by Larry P. Goodson
(Paperback - October 2001)
Afghan
Nomads in Transition : A Century of Change Among the Zala Khan Khel (The
Carlsberg Foundation's Nomad Research Project)
by Gorm Pedersen, Ida Nicolaisen
(Hardcover - June 1995)
Afghanistan
Diary: 1992-2000
by Edward Grazda (Photographer)
Afghanistan Diary is a provocative introduction to the recent history
of the troubled country since the Mujahideen capture of Kabul in 1992.
Documentary photographer Edward Grazda witnessed firsthand this hugely
transformative period in modern Afghan history, from the destruction of
the capital city five years into a ruinous civil war between Mujahideen
factions, to their defeat by the Pakistani-supported Taliban militia, whose
radical interpretation of Islamic law--and its draconian enforcement--is
unarguably the most extreme in the Islamic world. Photographer Edward Grazda's
sharp, penetrating lens distills the simple beauty of the place and its
people alongside the horror of state-sanctioned human rights abuses. Over
the course of nine years, Grazda secured unprecedented access to the country
through friends and ex-officials, in both Afghanistan and in the U.S.,
to document the profound changes there caused by the great differences
between the moderate Mujahideen and their arch enemies, the Taliban. Grazda's
grasp of Afghan history and culture create an explosive expos of this outlaw
nation. Amazon.com
Hardcover - 72 pages 1 Ed edition (August 31, 2000)
Power House Cultural Entertainment; ISBN: 1576870472
Armor
of the Afghanistan War
by Steven Zaloga, et al
(Paperback - 1992)
Special Order
Afghanistan
: From Holy War to Civil War
by Olivier Roy
(Hardcover - September 1995)
Back Ordered
The Abbas Pasha Manuscript : And Horses and Horsemen of Arabia and
Egypt During the Time of Abbas Pa Sha, 1800-1860
by Judith Forbis (Editor), Gulsun Sherif (Editor)
Listed under Arabian Horses
The
Age of Tamerlane : Warfare in the Middle East C.1350-1500
(Men-At-Arms, No. 222)
by David Nicolle, Angus McBride (Illustrator)
A study of the Timurid rulers who controlled an area which today comprises
of Afghanistan and Central Asia, and their enemies, the Turcomans and Uzbeks.
Dropbears.com
Paperback - 48 pages (August 1990)
Osprey Pub Co; ISBN: 0850459494
Agile Hands and Creative Minds: A Bibliography of Textile traditions
in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Srilanka
by Donald Clay Johnson
Listed under Textile Arts
The
Bookseller of Kabul
by Asne Seierstad
Description: For more than twenty years, Sultan Khan has defied the
authorities, whether communist or Taliban, to supply books to the people
of Kabul. He has been arrested, interrogated, and imprisoned, and has watched
illiterate Taliban soldiers burn piles of his books in the street. Yet
he has persisted in his passion for books, shedding light in one of the
world's darkest places. This is the intimate portrait of a man of principle
and of his family - two wives, five children, and many relatives sharing
a small four-room apartment in this war-ravaged city. As they endure the
extraordinary trials and tensions of Afghanistan's upheavals, they also
still try to live ordinary lives, with work, relaxation, shopping, cooking,
marriages, rivalries, and shared joys. Most of all, this is an intimate
portrait of family life under Islam. Even after the Taliban's collapse,
the women in Khan's family must submit to arranged marriages, polygamous
husbands, and crippling limitations on their ability to travel, learn,
and communicate with others. Seierstad lived with Khan's family for months,
experiencing first-hand Afghani life as few outsiders have seen it. Stepping
back from the page, she allows the Khans to speak for themselves, giving
us a genuinely gripping and moving portrait of a family, and of a country
of great cultural riches and extreme contradictions.
Hardcover from Little Brown & Company
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Charlie Wilson's War: The Extraordinary Story of the Largest Covert
Operation in History
by George Crile
Listed under Charlie
Wilson's War
The
Hidden War: A Russian Journalist's Account of the Soviet War in Afghanistan
by Artem Borovik, Artyom Borovik
(Paperback)
Soldiers
of God: With Islamic Warriors in Afghanistan and Pakistan
by Robert D. Kaplan
(Paperback - November 2001)
The
Taliban: War, Religion and the New Order in Afghanistan
by Peter Marsden
(Paperback - October 1998)
Reaping
the Whirlwind : The Taliban Movement in Afghanistan
by Michael Griffin
(Hardcover)
The
Taliban : Ascent to Power
by M. J. Gohari
(Paperback - October 2001)
War
at the Top of the World : The Struggle for Afghanistan, Kashmir, and Tibet
by Eric S. Margolis
(Hardcover - February 2000)
The
Afghans (Peoples of Asia)
by Willem Vogelsang
Book Description:
In the 1960s and 70s Afghanistan was depicted in the media as the romantic
haven of nomads and a resort for hashish-smoking hippies; in the 80s it
was seen as a country where brave warriors fought against the 'evil' Soviet
empire, and in the 90s redrawn as a semi-feudal land ruled by warlords
and Islamic fundamentalists. In September 2001 terrorist attacks in the
United States thrust the country to the fore of international politics.
The Afghans brings together these different outside perspectives to form
one coherent story, telling the dramatic history of the land and peoples
of Afghanistan from prehistoric times to the present day.
The book discusses a wide variety of subjects including the Indo-Iranian
invasions of the second millennium BC, the Persian Achaemenids, Alexander
the Great, the Islamic conquest, the Mongols and the rise of the kingdom
of Afghanistan in the eighteenth century. The author pays special attention
to recent developments, including the Soviet occupation of the country
and subsequent events. Much of the description of the contemporary period
is based on the author's own experience of events. The history also draws
on a wide variety of other sources, including archaeological, historical
and linguistic materials.
(Hardcover - November 2001)
The Road to Oxiana
by Robert Byron
In 1933 Robert Byron began a journey through the Middle East via Beirut,
Jerusalem, Baghdad, and Teheran to Oxiana--the country of the Oxus, the
ancient name for the river Amu Darya which forms part of the border between
Afghanistan and the Soviet Union. The Road to Oxiana offers not only a
wonderful record of his adventures, but also a rare account of the architectural
treasures of a region now inaccessible to most Western travelers. Amazon.com
Listed under Afganistan
Travel Books
War's
Offensive on Women : The Humanitarian Challenge in Bosnia, Kosovo, and
Afghanistan
by Julie A. Mertus
(Hardcover - November 2000)
Essential
Field Guides to Humanitarian and Conflict Zones : Afghanistan
by Edward Girardet (Editor), et al
(Paperback - February 1999)
Night
Letters : Inside Wartime Afghanistan
by Rob Schultheis
(Paperback - November 2001)
The
Jewel Carriers
by Varney, Akbar
Fiction
Paperback - 208 pages (December 29, 1999)
Creative Ink; ISBN: 0967674409
Germs
of War
by Ketan Desai
A somewhat prophetic piece of fiction. An Afghan terrorist group, run
by the Pakistan secret service, manages to develop biological weapons in
the US. A portion of the weapon gets released in a confined space, with
deadly consequences. Ketan Desai
Paperback - 273 pages (October 1, 1999)
Minerva Press; ISBN: 0754109887
Special Order
Unholy
Wars: Afghanistan, America and International Terrorism
by John K. Cooley
(Paperback - November 2000)
Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia
by Ahmed Rashid
Listed under Taliban
The War in Afghanistan 1979-1989: The Soviet Empire at High Tide
by David Isby
(Paperback - 1990)
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