xxiv, 778 pages : 22 cm

Originally published: 2nd ed. Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 1980

Includes bibliographical references (pages 699-720) and index

pt. 1. The land. Geographic zones ; Water ; Areas drastically affected by man ; Domesticated animals ; Fauna -- pt. 2. The people. Ethnic groups ; Language ; Religious non-literacy in a literate culture ; Folklore and folk music ; Settlement patterns ; Life cycle ; The inward-looking society -- pt. 3. The past. The prehistoric sequence ; East and West meet and mingle ; Invasions and commerce ; Islam spreads its banner ; The age of European imperialism -- pt. 4. The present. Amir Abdur Rahman Khan : 1880-1901 ; Habibullah : 1901-1919 ; King Amanullah : 1919-1929 ; King Mohammad Nadir Shah : 1929-1933 ; The avuncular period : 1933-1953 ; The decade of Daoud : 1953-1963 ; The constitutional period begins : 1963-? ; Problems and prospects -- Appendices. A. Domesticated plants in Afghanistan ; B. Fauna in Afghanistan ; C. Medicinal plants in Afghanistan ; D. Calendars used in Afghanistan ; E. Folk music and instruments (with illustrations) ; F. Mémoires de la Délégation archéologique française en Afghanistan ; G. Afghan cabinets : 1963-71 ; H. AUFS reports on Afghanistan by Louis Dupree : 1959-71

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