インドーアフガニスタン関係 India-Afghanistan : From Common Inheritance to Contested Histories

Rath, Saroj Kumar

Routledge（2025/10発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 200 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781041030034
• DDC分類 958.1

Full Description

This book is a searing history of Indo-Afghan relations. It looks at how Afghanistan was once the heartland of India but is reduced now to a troubled cousin in the contemporary era. Drawing on archival records, as well as ancient Greek, Sanskrit, Chinese, and Persian literature, the book traces the history of Afghanistan from ancient times up to the recent Taliban takeover of the country in 2020. It presents an analytical history of race, culture, and belonging in a world shaken and transformed by colonisation. The author provides a new interpretation of the region and discusses South Asia's courteous racial etiquette.

An indispensable read, the book will be useful for students and researchers of history, Middle East and Central Asian studies, international relations, politics, development studies, and Asian studies.

Contents

1. Explaining Ancient Connection 2. The Contested Histories: Journeying Through the Ages 3. Special Symmetry in the Modern Era 4. Testing Time for Perpetual Friendship 5. The Dimensions of Choices in Bilateral Relations 6. Navigating the Chessboard in the 21st Century 7. Conclusion