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Debunking Conventional Narratives Of Afghanistan As A Perennial War Zone And The Rule Of Law As A Secular-liberal Monopoly, Faiz Ahmed Presents A Vibrant Account Of The First Muslim-majority Country To Gain Independence, Codify Its Own Laws, And Ratify A Constitution After The Fall Of The Ottoman Empire.Afghanistan Rising Illustrates How Turn-of-the-twentieth-century Kabulfar From Being A Landlocked Wilderness Or Remote Frontierbecame A Magnet For Itinerant Scholars And Statesmen Shuttling Between Ottoman And British Imperial Domains. Tracing The Country's Longstanding But Often Ignored Scholarly And Educational Ties To Baghdad, Damascus, And Istanbul As Well As Greater Delhi And Lahore, Ahmed Explains... Read More