This book provides a background to the history and cultural heritage of Afghanistan with the emphasis on its architecture and archaeology, together with a gazetteer of its main monuments and archaeological sites.  The scarred landscape of Afghanistan is strewn with the monuments that illustrate its rich history: from the recently uncovered Ai Khanum in the north-east and the spectacular 12th century minarets at Jam in the mountains of the west, to the magnificent palatial complexes of the 11th century sultans at Lashkar Bazar in the south and what remains of the 5th and 7th century Buddhist world of Bamiyan in the Hindu Kush - notoriously destroyed by the Taliban in 2001.  This survey records all major monuments in great detail and illustrates them with excellent colour photographs and ground plans.  Large hardback.  298 pages.  In new condition.  Cat No 4601