War and society in Afghanistan: from the Mughals to the Americans, 1500 - 2013

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 i...

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1. Verfasser: Roy, Kaushik 1971- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London [u.a.] Oxford Univ. Press 2015
Ausgabe:1. ed.
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Zusammenfassung: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.
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource ([XXIII], 312 S.) Kt.
ISBN:9780199085286
DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198099109.001.0001

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