Kandahar in the nineteenth century
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Kandahar in the nineteenth century
Brill, c2021
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
This comprehensive history of nineteenth century Kandahar, Afghanistan's second largest city, uses not only traditional historical sources, but unpublished diaries, archived military reports, contemporary photographs, drawings, paintings, and maps of the city drawn by British soldiers, other European visitors, and Asian sources. In addition to its detailed expansion on familiar political history, he addresses the social structure, tribal and ethnic composition, religious institutions, and economic activity during this century. Central to his work is an often street-by-street description of the geographical layout of Kandahar, its key features, and how they changed over time. Both for historians and those seeking the context of contemporary issues in Central Asia, Trousdale's work is an essential read.
Table of Contents
About the Author
Preface
List of Plans
List of Figures
part 2: The Moving City
1 The Old Kandahars
2 The New Kandahar before 1839
part 3: Kandahar in the First Afghan War, 1839-42
3 The Army of the Indus
4 The Plans of Kandahar, 1839-42
part 4: Kandahar at Midcentury
5 The Urban Infrastructure
6 Religious and Royal Structures
7 The People and the Region
Kandahar in the Later Nineteenth Century
8 Between the Wars, 1843-77
9 The Second Afghan War, 1878-81
Appendix: Kandahar Plan Concordance
References
Plans
Index
by "Nielsen BookData"