@JJSchroden Hello there, what is the best book you’d recommend to learn about Afghanistan, in a historical, cultural and military perspective ?
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Fun thread ;) I second the
@BRRubin Fragmentation and the Gopal book. Louis Dupree's 'Afghanistan' is still a handy reference for the basics, and Saikal's work is helpful too. I'm struck by how much, as ever, the big books on Afghanistan are about war. Unsurprising but...
Ghani Khan's poetry and satire has taught me more (or was far more enjoyable?) than most academic books. (technically not 'Afghan' I know but still). Go find The Pathan...there's a scanned photocopy floating around the internet
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Plus David Edwards 'Before Taliban." And Anna Pont's "Blind Chickens" -- surprisingly underread and underrated. The kind of solid anthropology that challenges stereotypes, and which you don't often find in Afghanistan http://www.afghandata.org:8080/xmlui/handle/azu/3278 …
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Hadn’t heard of a couple of these, ty!
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Actually Ghani Khan has written two book on Afghanistan and Central Asia. To be honest, I've not seen his poetry book. I'd love to find hard copies of both of his books mentioned above and his poetry. Can you please assist me to find them? Thanks indeed for the information.
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In a desert, once, on a hunt did I find, With a radiant smile, a flower so fair; Sadly, I approached and sighed, “Ah! Of my kind Are you too – a hapless flower from a beloved's hair. Ghani Khan Poetry
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Poppy flower!
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