War and society in Afghanistan : from the Mughals to the Americans, 1500-2013 /
Roy, Kaushik, 1971-
War and society in Afghanistan : from the Mughals to the Americans, 1500-2013 / Kaushik Roy. - First edition. - 1 online resource : maps (black and white)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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 Mughal, 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 andunconventional war in Afghanistan during the last five centuries.
9780199085286 (ebook) : No price
War and society--Afghanistan.
Afghanistan--History, Military.
DS356
958.1
War and society in Afghanistan : from the Mughals to the Americans, 1500-2013 / Kaushik Roy. - First edition. - 1 online resource : maps (black and white)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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 Mughal, 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 andunconventional war in Afghanistan during the last five centuries.
9780199085286 (ebook) : No price
War and society--Afghanistan.
Afghanistan--History, Military.
DS356
958.1