The literary contributions of Sir Olaf will be around for generations to come. Rovi Khan rated it it was amazing Nov 16, Without cookies your experience may not be seamless. The formulations of Sir Olaf Caroe attracted attention and soon found favour in official circles. Joe rated it really liked it Jan 08, Mar 20, Aliya rated it liked it Recommends it for: 
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And then establish a personal opinion regarding that piece of historical information.
Though a classic, it was a classically hard read, that took a very intentional effort and lots of intermittent breaks with other more engaging books. The Pathans themselves recognize this work as pathxns locus classicus of their history.
Karac Klaf scholarly account of this rather strange tribal group that has become one of the most significant populations on the planet: In this case a book of History. The Future of the Great Game: And the horrors of Alqaida and Taliban and the destruction of Afghanistan isn't far behind either.
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The Pathans, B. C. A. D. by Olaf Caroe
From pre-Islam caoe all Arab conquests, to Mughal era and British rule. Contact Contact Us Help. Books by Olaf Caroe. Joe rated it really liked it Jan 08, Caroe has never found a biographer and Brobst does not really attempt to fill that void in this smoothly written and interesting monograph.
Rauf rated it it was amazing Jun 02, Built on the Johns Hopkins University Campus. JavaScript seems to be disabled in your browser. And does state his own opinions.
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Outstanding scholarly account of this rather strange tribal group that has become one of the most significant populations on the olag Some of them like Montagne for the Berbers, and Caroe, Howell, and King for the Pathans—have left behind material which contains authoritative ethnographic and political accounts.
Their inherent bias in viewing the tribesman as a noble savage created a romantic picture of him.
That is why it is foolish to ignore and avert oneself from this magnificent work of Pashtun History by Sir Olaf Caroe, merely on the grounds of him being a safeguard and a decorated soldier of British imperialism.
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It is a book to be used when one wants to read about any specific time of Pashtun history. Muhammad Nouman rated it really liked it Apr 03, Caroe's work needs and deserves to be rediscovered. Jan 04, Valerie rated it it was amazing Shelves: Bushra Khan rated it it was amazing Feb 19, Chief Commissioner of Balochistan — In the end the pragmatic pathzns, Wavell and Auchinleck, proved more perceptive than the geopoliticians, a not uncommon occurrence.
All Olaf Caroe does, is lays down all legend, myth and written text from ancient times to mughal era, Quoting the 'Makhzane afghan' quoting works by 'Elphinstone' and 'Raverty'.
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