A Critical Review of Afghanistan: A History from 1260 to the Present

Document Type : View Point (Book Review)

Author

HamidReza NasibZarrabi

PhD Candidate, Department of History and Civilization of Islamic Nations, Faculty of Theology and Islamic Studies, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

10.22067/jhistory.2025.91606.1359

Abstract

Introduction
Numerous books and articles on the history of Afghanistan have been published in Persian, Arabic, and English. However, Jonathan Lee’s work differs from these in several respects. Between 1972 and 1998, Lee traveled to Afghanistan, Central Asia, and northern Pakistan, approaching the region from a scholarly perspective. These travels culminated in his earning a PhD from the University of Leeds in the UK in 1998. His areas of expertise and research interests include social history, archaeology, the history of Afghanistan’s ruling dynasties, religious and ethnic minorities, and cross-cultural studies. He is also a member of research institutions such as the British Institute of Persian Studies and the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland. Jonathan Lee has authored a number of books and articles.

Keywords

Book Review

Jonathan L. Lee

Afghans

History of Afghanistan

Subjects

• Political History of Islam

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 Lee, Jonathan L. Afghanistan a history from 1260 to The Present.  London: Reaktion Books, 2018