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" The return of a king : "
William Dalrymple
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BL
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626854
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dltt
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| Main Entry
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Dalrymple, William
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The return of a king : : the battle for Afghanistan, 1839-42 /\ William Dalrymple
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First Edition
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xxix, 515 pages :: some color illustrations, maps ;; 24 cm
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| ISBN
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9780307958280
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: 0307958280
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: 9781408818305
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: 1408818302
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: 9781408822876
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: 1408822873
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 493-497) and index
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| Contents
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No easy place to rule -- An unsettled mind -- The great game begins -- The mouth of hell -- The flag of holy war -- We fail from our ignorance -- All order is at an end -- The wail of bugles -- The death of a king -- A war for no wise purpose
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Examines the mid-19th-century Afghan war as a tragic result of neocolonial ambition, cultural collision and hubris, drawing on previously untapped primary sources to explore such topics as the reestablishment of a puppet-leader Shah, the conflict's brutal human toll and the similarities between the war and present-day challenges
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Shāh Shujāʻ,1780?-1842
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British-- Afghanistan-- History-- 19th century
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Afghanistan, History, British Intervention, 1838-1842
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Afghanistan, History, Military, 19th century
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| Dewey Classification
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958.1/03
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DS359.7.D35 2013
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