Afghanistan: A Study of Political Developments in Central and South Asia by Fraser-Tytler, W. K - 1950

London/New York/Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1950. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. xiv, 330pp, 4 monochrome photo illustrations, 4 maps (2 folding), 5 appendices, index. 8vo/22.5cm. Red cloth gilt, light rubbing at extremities, light soil, internally clean, tight and very good. William Kerr Fraser-Tytler (1886-1963), K.B.E., C.M.G., M.C., Order of Astor (Afghan), was former British Minister in Kabul and when he left that post in 1941, he had spent most of the previous thirty one years on or just beyond the North-West Frontier in the Indian Army or in the Political Department of the British Indian Government. Schuyler Jones (252) states that this is, "quite possibly the best single volume of history available on Afghanistan." Wilber (32) concentrates on the author's unique background for explaining the "Great Game", the 19th century rivalry of the Russian and British empires for control of Afghanistan which is being replayed in modern times by the Soviet Union and the United States..