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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Gordon WhitteridgePublisher: Orchid Press Inc. Imprint: Orchid Press Inc. Dimensions: Width: 14.80cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 21.00cm Weight: 0.349kg ISBN: 9781778252242ISBN 10: 1778252249 Pages: 214 Publication Date: 01 February 2024 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviews"""Sir Gordon puts us vastly in debt by providing Masson's first biography. From this start research may begin to clear up remaining obscurities, yet Masson's personality will probably always remain an enigma."" ADH Bivar, Bulletin of the SOAS, London, Vol. 51, Iss. 3. ""Masson is a figure of great importance in the early exploration of Afghanistan; a biography of him is therefore very welcome."" PHB Baker, South Asian Studies, Vol. 3, Iss. 1 ""Masson, a brilliant deserter from the East India Company artillery, was the first Brit to explore Afghanistan on foot, and became the father of Afghan archaeology-until his former masters discovered his true identity and blackmailed him into becoming a secret agent."" William Dalrymple (the present volume is no. 3 on Dalrymple's list of ""Top 10 on Afghanistan"")" Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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