Author: Henry George Raverty
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789693512625
Category : Afghanistan
Languages : en
Pages : 734
Book Description
Notes on Afghanistan and Baluchistan
Author: Henry George Raverty
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789693512625
Category : Afghanistan
Languages : en
Pages : 734
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789693512625
Category : Afghanistan
Languages : en
Pages : 734
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In Afghanistan's Shadow
Author: Selig S. Harrison
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Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 256
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Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 256
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Notes on Afghanistan & Baluchistan
Author: Henry George Raverty
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Afghanistan
Languages : en
Pages : 432
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Afghanistan
Languages : en
Pages : 432
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Notes on Afghanistan and Part of Baluchistan
Author: Henry George Raverty
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Category : Afghanistan
Languages : en
Pages : 116
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Category : Afghanistan
Languages : en
Pages : 116
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The Helmand Baluch
Author: Ghulam Rahman Amiri
Publisher: Berghahn Books
ISBN: 1800730438
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
In the 1970s, in his capacity as government representative from the Afghan Institute of Archaeology, Ghulam Rahman Amiri accompanied a joint Afghan-US archaeological mission to the Sistan region of southwest Afghanistan. The results of his work were published in Farsi as a descriptive ethnographic monograph. The Helmand Baluch is the first English translation of Amiri’s extraordinary encounters. This rich ethnography describes the cultural, political, and economic systems of the Baluch people living in the lower Helmand River Valley of Afghanistan. It is an area that has received little study since the early 20th Century, yet is a region with a remarkable history in one of the most volatile territories in the world.
Publisher: Berghahn Books
ISBN: 1800730438
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
In the 1970s, in his capacity as government representative from the Afghan Institute of Archaeology, Ghulam Rahman Amiri accompanied a joint Afghan-US archaeological mission to the Sistan region of southwest Afghanistan. The results of his work were published in Farsi as a descriptive ethnographic monograph. The Helmand Baluch is the first English translation of Amiri’s extraordinary encounters. This rich ethnography describes the cultural, political, and economic systems of the Baluch people living in the lower Helmand River Valley of Afghanistan. It is an area that has received little study since the early 20th Century, yet is a region with a remarkable history in one of the most volatile territories in the world.
Narrative of Various Journeys in Balochistan, Afghanistan, the Panjab, & Kalât, During a Residence in Those Countries
Author: Charles Masson
Publisher:
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Category : Afghanistan
Languages : en
Pages : 522
Book Description
Charles Masson (alias of James Lewis) was a traveler and explorer who was the first European to appreciate the archeological heritage of Afghanistan. Not much is known about his early life. He was born in London in 1800 and by all accounts received a good education that included Latin, Greek, and French. After a quarrel with his father, in 1821 he enlisted as an infantryman in the army of the East India Company. He sailed for Bengal in early 1822. In July 1827, he deserted his regiment, changed his name, and traveled westward to escape British jurisdiction. After wandering through Rajasthan and the independent Sikh territory, he crossed into Afghanistan via the Khyber Pass. Over the course of the next decade he traveled extensively throughout Afghanistan. He also spent time in Persia (present-day Iran) and Sind (present-day Pakistan). He began his archeological explorations in 1832 with a survey of the Buddhist caves at Bamyan. In 1833 he discovered the ruins of the ancient city of Alexandria ad Caucasum, founded by Alexander the Great. He collected more than 80,000 silver, gold, and bronze coins and made a particular contribution to science by recognizing the importance of bilingual bronze coins, whose Greek inscriptions could be used to decode unknown scripts that appeared on the reverse side. Masson's real identity was discovered by the British authorities, but he received a pardon in recognition of his archeological work and the valuable intelligence about Afghanistan he provided. He left Afghanistan in October 1838. Living in Karachi, he wrote an account of his archeological investigations and completed his three-volume Narrative of Various Journeys in Balochistan, Afghanistan, and the Panjab, which was published in London in 1842. With the first Anglo-Afghan War (1839-42) underway, in early 1840 he attempted to return to Kabul, but was caught up in the siege and insurrection in the Khanate of Kalat (in present-day Pakistan) and for a time was imprisoned as a spy. Following his release in January 1841, Masson wrote Narrative of a Journey to Kalât, which was published in London in 1843. In 1844 his publisher reissued Narrative of Various Journeys, with Narrative of a Journey to Kalât added as a fourth volume to the original edition. Volume four opens with a large fold-out map showing Masson's journeys. Presented here is the complete 1844 edition.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Afghanistan
Languages : en
Pages : 522
Book Description
Charles Masson (alias of James Lewis) was a traveler and explorer who was the first European to appreciate the archeological heritage of Afghanistan. Not much is known about his early life. He was born in London in 1800 and by all accounts received a good education that included Latin, Greek, and French. After a quarrel with his father, in 1821 he enlisted as an infantryman in the army of the East India Company. He sailed for Bengal in early 1822. In July 1827, he deserted his regiment, changed his name, and traveled westward to escape British jurisdiction. After wandering through Rajasthan and the independent Sikh territory, he crossed into Afghanistan via the Khyber Pass. Over the course of the next decade he traveled extensively throughout Afghanistan. He also spent time in Persia (present-day Iran) and Sind (present-day Pakistan). He began his archeological explorations in 1832 with a survey of the Buddhist caves at Bamyan. In 1833 he discovered the ruins of the ancient city of Alexandria ad Caucasum, founded by Alexander the Great. He collected more than 80,000 silver, gold, and bronze coins and made a particular contribution to science by recognizing the importance of bilingual bronze coins, whose Greek inscriptions could be used to decode unknown scripts that appeared on the reverse side. Masson's real identity was discovered by the British authorities, but he received a pardon in recognition of his archeological work and the valuable intelligence about Afghanistan he provided. He left Afghanistan in October 1838. Living in Karachi, he wrote an account of his archeological investigations and completed his three-volume Narrative of Various Journeys in Balochistan, Afghanistan, and the Panjab, which was published in London in 1842. With the first Anglo-Afghan War (1839-42) underway, in early 1840 he attempted to return to Kabul, but was caught up in the siege and insurrection in the Khanate of Kalat (in present-day Pakistan) and for a time was imprisoned as a spy. Following his release in January 1841, Masson wrote Narrative of a Journey to Kalât, which was published in London in 1843. In 1844 his publisher reissued Narrative of Various Journeys, with Narrative of a Journey to Kalât added as a fourth volume to the original edition. Volume four opens with a large fold-out map showing Masson's journeys. Presented here is the complete 1844 edition.
Narrative of Various Journeys in Balochistan, Afghanistan and the Panjab
Author: Charles Masson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Afghanistan
Languages : en
Pages : 518
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Afghanistan
Languages : en
Pages : 518
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The North-west Frontier of India
Author: Sir George Campbell
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Category : Eastern question (Central Asia)
Languages : en
Pages : 34
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Category : Eastern question (Central Asia)
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
Humanitarian Invasion
Author: Timothy Nunan
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107112079
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 341
Book Description
Humanitarian Invasion provides a history of international development and humanitarianism in Cold War Afghanistan.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107112079
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 341
Book Description
Humanitarian Invasion provides a history of international development and humanitarianism in Cold War Afghanistan.
Baloch Nationalism and the Geopolitics of Energy Resources
Author: Robert Wirsing
Publisher: Strategic Studies Institute
ISBN:
Category : Balochistān (Pakistan)
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
The author examines the energy context of the simmering Baloch separatist insurgency that has surfaced in recent years in Pakistan's sprawling Balochistan province. In particular, he looks at how Pakistan's mounting energy insecurity--a product of rapid increase in demand coupled with rising scarcity and the region's intensified energy rivalry--has both magnified the economic and strategic importance of this province while at the same time complicating Pakistan's efforts to cope with the province's resurgent tribal separatism. The author concludes that Pakistan's government needs to overhaul its counterinsurgent policies to avoid protracted conflict and to enlist the Baloch as partners in energy development, not antagonists of it.
Publisher: Strategic Studies Institute
ISBN:
Category : Balochistān (Pakistan)
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
The author examines the energy context of the simmering Baloch separatist insurgency that has surfaced in recent years in Pakistan's sprawling Balochistan province. In particular, he looks at how Pakistan's mounting energy insecurity--a product of rapid increase in demand coupled with rising scarcity and the region's intensified energy rivalry--has both magnified the economic and strategic importance of this province while at the same time complicating Pakistan's efforts to cope with the province's resurgent tribal separatism. The author concludes that Pakistan's government needs to overhaul its counterinsurgent policies to avoid protracted conflict and to enlist the Baloch as partners in energy development, not antagonists of it.