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From tribal confederacy to national coalescence.
National awakening and nationalism.
Independence and radical modernisation.
The Nadiri dynasty: politics of national gradualism and 'royal dualism'
The cold war and the rise of a rentier state.
Experiment with a democracy, 1963-1973.
Daoud's republicanism.
Communist rule, the Soviet invasion and resistance.
Mujahideen Islamic rule, Taliban extremism and US intervention.
National awakening and nationalism.
Independence and radical modernisation.
The Nadiri dynasty: politics of national gradualism and 'royal dualism'
The cold war and the rise of a rentier state.
Experiment with a democracy, 1963-1973.
Daoud's republicanism.
Communist rule, the Soviet invasion and resistance.
Mujahideen Islamic rule, Taliban extremism and US intervention.