Afghanistan 1900 - 1923: A Diplomatic History

by Ludwig W. Adamec and Adamec

Book Overview

This study explores the diplomatic history of Afghanistan between 1900 and 1923, a period marked by the nation's strategic struggle to maintain sovereignty amidst the geopolitical pressures of British and Russian imperial ambitions. Afghanistan's position as a buffer state, separating the British Empire in India and the expanding Russian Empire, placed it at the heart of "The Great Game"--the 19th and early 20th-century rivalry between these powers...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520346688
• ISBN13: 9780520346680
• Release Date: August 2022
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"