Nancy Hatch Dupree
- AYBAK
AYBAK (Uzbek “cave dweller”), now called Samangān, capital of Samangān province, associated with several important archeological sites (N. H. Dupree,…
- AFGHANISTAN iv. Ethnography
AFGHANISTAN iv. Ethnography In their ethnolinguistic and physical variety the people of Afghanistan are as diverse as their country is…
- ARMY vii. In Afghanistan from 1919
ARMY vii. In Afghanistan from 1919 Prior to 1919 the Afghan army consisted of two elements: tribal levies to supplement…
- AFGHANISTAN viii. Archaeology
AFGHANISTAN viii. Archaeology The first careful reports on the antiquities of Afghanistan were provided by 19th-century travelers, including the horse…
- GARDEN iv. In Afghanistan
Much of Afghanistan consists of treeless craggy mountains, dry sandy deserts, or semi-desert plains. The people inhabiting this land have…
- ETIQUETTE iii. Etiquette in Afghanistan
The conventional rules of polite personal behavior in Afghanistan are known collectively as ādāb-e moʿāšarat (social manners). In Pashto, the…
- ČEHEL SOTŪN, KABUL
ČEHEL SOTŪN, KABUL, palace on a small, terraced hill rising at the southern end of a 30-acre walled garden about…
- CLOTHING xiii. Clothing in Afghanistan
CLOTHING xiii. Clothing in Afghanistan The medley of tribal and ethnic populations in the diverse landscape of Afghanistan live mainly…
- FESTIVALS x. IN AFGHANISTAN
FESTIVALS x. IN AFGHANISTAN Festive ceremonies in Afghanistan mark special religious days and major events in individual life cycles. Few…
- FAMILY PLANNING
FAMILY PLANNING, a term for programs to regulate family size that came into use in the West in the 1930s….