Afghanistan /
Jeffrey A. Gritzner.
- Philadelphia : Chelsea House Publishers, c2002.
- 112 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 25 cm.
- Modern world nations .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 106-107) and index.
Introducing Afghanistan -- The natural environment -- Early history and culture -- The age of European imperialism -- The Soviet invasion and its aftermath -- People and culture -- Government and economy -- Afghanistan looks ahead.
A look at the geographic, political, economic, and social aspects of Afghanistan, a country struggling to reconcile modernization with traditional values and ways.