Afghanistan in Transition (häftad, eng)

Owing to its geo-strategic location and mineral wealth, Afghanistan has acquired significance in the inter-state politics of Asia as well as world politics during the past decades. This book discusses the Taliban’s return which outlines the recent and current developments in contemporary Afghanistan.

The essays in this volume,

- Locate Afghanistan under globalisation and reflects on the state and nation-building efforts in Afghanistan by shedding light on the status of citizens, especially women. 

- Analyse on the Taliban, a proper examination of how the Taliban survives in all these years, and how it returned to power.

- Examine Afghanistan’s relations with major powers like the USA, China and India and explores the intricacies of ties between India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan within the Indian subcontinent. 

Shedding light on a threshold moment in 21st world politics, this work will be useful to scholars and researchers in political science, international relations, sociology, area studies, and the interested general reader.