Kandahar in the nineteenth century

by Trousdale, William

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Full title :Kandahar in the nineteenth century / by William B. Trousdale ; edited by Mitchell Allen and Cyndi Maurer.

Summary

"This comprehensive history of nineteenth century Kandahar, Afghanistan's second largest city, uses not only traditional historical sources, but unpublished diaries, archived military reports, contemporary photographs, drawings, paintings, and maps of the city drawn by British soldiers, other European visitors, and Asian sources. In addition to its detailed expansion on familiar political history, he addresses the social structure, tribal and ethnic composition, religious institutions, and economic activity during this century. Central to his work is an often street-by-street description of the geographical layout of Kandahar, its key features, and how they changed over time. Both for historians and those seeking the context of contemporary issues in Central Asia, Trousdale's work is an essential read"--

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2021

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Brill
Place of Publication:Leiden
Language:eng
Publication Date:2021

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource : : illustrations, maps

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9004445226, 9789004445222
oclc:on1201693659
LC Classification:DS375.K36
Dewey Decimal:958.1

About the Author -- Preface -- List of Plans -- List of Figures -- part 2: The Moving City -- 1 The Old Kandahars -- 2 The New Kandahar before 1839 -- part 3: Kandahar in the First Afghan War, 1839-42 -- 3 The Army of the Indus -- 4 The Plans of Kandahar, 1839-42 -- part 4: Kandahar at Midcentury -- 5 The Urban Infrastructure -- 6 Religious and Royal Structures -- 7 The People and the Region -- Kandahar in the Later Nineteenth Century -- 8 Between the Wars, 1843-77 -- 9 The Second Afghan War, 1878-81 -- Appendix: Kandahar Plan Concordance -- References -- Plans -- Index.