Making of Modern Afghanistan

Examines the evolution of the modern Afghan state in the shadow of Britain's imperial presence in South Asia during the first half of the nineteenth century, and challenges the staid assumptions that the Afghans were little more than pawns in a larger Anglo-Russian imperial rivalry known as the 'Great Game'.

Examineaza evolutia statului afgan modern in umbra prezentei imperiale a Marii Britanii in Asia de Sud in prima jumatate a secolului al XIX-lea si contesta ipotezele ferme ca afganii erau putin mai mult decat pioni intr-o rivalitate imperiala anglo-rusa mai mare cunoscuta sub numele de „Marele joc”.