Fire in Afghanistan 1914-1929
The First Opening to the West Undone by Tribal Ferocity Years Before the Taliban
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About the Book
The tug-of-war between old and new began in Afghanistan in the 1920's when King Amanullah attempted to modernize his backward nation very fast. He was driven out by a tribal movement much like today's Taliban, not to the sorrow of the British. "A scholarly, marvelously detailed work," says a reviewer, "which reveals Amanullah as a fascinating man."
About the Author
Rhea Talley Stewart began an award-winning journalism career in her native Virginia. She made many visits to Afghanistan and did extensive research in the India Office Library in London to produce a book admired by Afghans, who had been prevented by politics from hearing the complete story themselves. She lives in a retirement community in Hartfort CT.