Historical dictionary of Afghanistan

1008 Pages·1997·2.22 MB·English

by  Ludwig W. Adamec

Historical Dictionary of Afghanistan
title: Asian/Oceanian Historical Dictionaries ;
No. 29
author: Adamec, Ludwig W.
publisher: Scarecrow Press
isbn10 | asin: 0810833123
print isbn13: 9780810833128
ebook isbn13: 9780585210261
language: English
subject Afghanistan--History--Dictionaries.
publication date: 1997
lcc: DS356.A27 1997eb
ddc: 958.1/003
subject: Afghanistan--History--Dictionaries.
Historical Dictionary of Afghanistan
Asian/Oceanian Historical Dictionaries
Edited by Jon Woronoff
Asia
1. Vietnam, by William J. Duiker. 1989
2. Bangladesh, by Craig Baxter and Syedur Rahman, second edition.
1996
3. Pakistan, by Shahid Javed Burki. 1991
4. Jordan, by Peter Gubser. 1991
5. Afghanistan, by Ludwig W. Adamec. 1991
6. Laos, by Martin Stuart-Fox and Mary Kooyman. 1992
7. Singapore, by K. Mulliner and Lian The-Mulliner. 1991
8. Israel, by Bernard Reich. 1992
9. Indonesia, by Robert Cribb. 1992
10. Hong Kong and Macau, by Elfed Vaughan Roberts, Sum Ngai
Ling, and Peter Bradshaw. 1992
11. Korea, by Andrew C. Nahm. 1993
12. Taiwan, by John F. Copper. 1993
13. Malaysia, by Amarjit Kaur. 1993
14. Saudi Arabia, by J. E. Peterson. 1993
15. Myanmar, by Jan Becka. 1995
16. Iran, by John H. Lorentz. 1995
17. Yemen, by Robert D. Burrowes. 1995
18. Thailand, by May Kyi Win and Harold Smith. 1995
19. Mongolia, by Alan J. K. Sanders. 1996
20. India, by Surjit Mansingh. 1996
21. Gulf Arab States, by Malcolm C. Peck. 1996
22. Syria, by David Commins. 1996
23. Palestine, by Nafez Y. Nazzal and Laila A. Nazzal. 1997
24. Philippines, by Artemio R. Guillermo and May Kyi Win. 1997
Oceania
1. Australia, by James C. Docherty. 1992
2. Polynesia, by Robert D. Craig. 1993
3. Guam and Micronesia, by William Wuerch and Dirk Ballendorf.
1994
4. Papua New Guinea, by Ann Turner. 1994
5. New Zealand, by Keith Jackson and Alan McRobie. 1996
New Combined Series (July 1996)
25. Brunei Darussalam, by D. S. Ranjit Singh and Jatswan S. Sidhu.
1997
26. Sri Lanka, by S. W. R. de A. Samarsinghe and Vidyamali
Samarsinghe. 1997
27. Vietnam, 2nd ed., by William J. Duiker. 1997
28. People's Republic of China: 1949-1997, by Lawrence R. Sullivan,
with the assistance of Nancy Hearst. 1997
29. Afghanistan, 2nd ed., by Ludwig W. Adamec. 1997.

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Historical Dictionary of Afghanistan
Second Edition
Ludwig W. Adamec
Asian/Oceanian Historical Dictionaries, No. 5
The Scarecrow Press, Inc.
Lanham, Md., & London
1997
Page ii
SCARECROW PRESS, INC.
Published in the United States of America
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Copyright © 1997 by Ludwig W. Adamec
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Adamec, Ludwig W.
Historical dictionary of Afghanistan / Ludwig W. Adamec. 2nd ed.
p. cm. (Asian/Oceanian historical dictionaries ; no. 29)
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 0-8108-3312-3 (alk. paper)
1. AfghanistanHistoryDictionaries. I. Title. II. Series.
DS356.A27 1997
958.1 '003dc21 97-2878
ISBN 0-8108-3312-3 (cloth: alk. paper)
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To Rahella
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Contents
Editor's Foreword (Jon Woronoff) vii
Abbreviations and Acronyms ix
User's Notes xi
Map of Afghanistan xiii
Introduction 1
The Dictionary 7
Chronology 331
Bibliography 429
About the Author 500