{"product_id":"9780816082193","title":"A Brief History of Afghanistan","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor centuries Afghanistan was able to maintain its unofficial policy of political isolation, aided by its sparse population and remote geography. Slowly, however, worldwide economic and cultural changes could no longer be shut out. At the end of the 20th century, after a protracted civil war, the capital and most of the nation's provinces were under the control of the rigidly fundamentalist Taliban. A Brief History of Afghanistan, Second Edition examines how this once isolated country became entangled in a lengthy and controversial global conflict. It provides extensive background information to enable readers to understand the current situation in Afghanistan and make informed judgments with regard to it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCoverage includes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe rise of Islam to the establishment of the Afghan state\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe birth of modern Afghanistan\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 20th-century monarchy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo revolutions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSoviet Afghanistan\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfghanistan in rebellion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMujahideen rule\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Taliban era\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfghanistan under Karzai\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Taliban resurgence\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBasic facts, a chronology, a bibliography, and a list of suggested reading make up the appendixes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Checkmark Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47030750806256,"sku":"9780816082193","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780816082193_p0.jpg?v=1763741280","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780816082193","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}