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Into the Land of Bones: Alexander the Great in Afghanistan by Holt, Frank
Item specificsCondition Good Seller Notes Pre-owned book in good condition. Please see the photos of the book to see its condition. Binding Paperback Weight 0 lbs Product Group Book IsTextBook Yes ISBN 9780520249936 EAN 9780520249936 Book Title Into the Land of Bones : Alexander the Great in Afghanistan Item Length 8.2in. Publisher University of California Press Publication Year 2005 Format Trade Paperback Language English Item Height 0.8in. Author Frank L. Holt Genre History Topic Asia / Central Asia, Ancient / General, Ancient / Greece, Military / General Item Width 5.5in. Item Weight 1.9 Oz Number of Pages 260 Pages About this productProduct InformationWhat George W. Bush called the "first war of the twenty-first century" actually began more than 2,300 years ago when Alexander the Great led his army into what is now a sprawling ruin in northern Afghanistan. Accounts of Alexander's invasion of ancient Bactria read eerily like news from our own day. In this vivid, meticulously researched, and elegantly narrated book, Frank L. Holt follows Alexander's historical, archaeological, and numismatic legacy back and forth between ancient Bactria and modern Afghanistan. Recounting the plight of the most powerful leader of the time as he led the most sophisticated army of its day into the treacherous world of tribal warlords, Holt describes those grueling campaigns and the impact they had on Alexander, his generals, their troops, and the world. Into the Land of Bones also examines the conflict from the point of view of the local warlords who pushed the invading Greeks to the limits of their endurance--and sometimes beyond, into mania and mutiny. The lively narrative situates the current war in Afghanistan in a broader historical perspective. Holt explains how the three modern superpowers that have invaded Afghanistan--Britain in the nineteenth century, the Soviets in the twentieth, and the United States in the twenty-first--are continuing the struggle that Alexander began centuries ago. That this legacy continues to play itself out today is a testament to the timeliness of Holt's fascinating and original account. Product IdentifiersPublisher University of California Press ISBN-10 0520249933 ISBN-13 9780520249936 Product ID (ePID) 53851867 Product Key FeaturesBook Title Into the Land of Bones : Alexander the Great in Afghanistan Format Trade Paperback Language English Topic Asia / Central Asia, Ancient / General, Ancient / Greece, Military / General Publication Year 2005 Genre History Number of Pages 260 Pages DimensionsItem Length 8.2in. Item Height 0.8in. Item Width 5.5in. Item Weight 1.9 Oz Additional Product FeaturesSeries Volume Number 47 |