The Pashtuns A Contested History

I am always fascinated and want to explore about Afghan and Balooch culture and was in search of a book . Found this book and the author deep understanding on Pashtuns and their existence is nostalgic . Great book

Incredibly Important piece of literature. Must read for anyone interested in South Asian history and politics.

A great book, brilliantly written. Only thing I wanted to have additionally, was some of the historical aspects that the writer had not covered, like the Kashmir invasion and alternations in Pashtun perspective in regards to India

Good use of language and moderately easy read about pashtuns, their culture, tribal ways, their version of islam, tribal code, larger Geo politics etc. must read if you want to know about the region

Three stars to this book, 'Pashtuns:A Contested History', by Tilak Devasher. I would have loved to give it a half-star more, but for the drags i encountered reading it. Though rich in detail for the first 10 chapters, the book follows run-of-the-mill commentary, often with a certain degree of pulpit involved, in large tracts of its course later on. More importantly, the book is very very dense, almost unreadable. On this count, it could have been made less boring. There are N number of good things, especially the chequered complex history of the imagined community of Pashtuns, but is there any way to stick to such details in the absence of any compelling reason for a reader. For me, it was hard to keep my attention on it. Being honest, there is nothing unique about the book, except what we usually get from any armchair theosophist's pennings.

Book Quality is top notch it cover is really good as compared to other books in the se range although I am yet to read it.

Very well researched but somewhere in between you might feel bore, anyhow good book to read

Very incisive and comprehensive narrative. Well written & a must read for historians who want to better understand Afghanistan history.