{"product_id":"dash-through-heart-afghanistan-being-personal-narrative-archaeological-rknj36oh","title":"A Dash Through the Heart of Afghanistan Being Personal Narrative of an Archaeological Tour with the Indian Cultural Mission.","description":"\u003cp\u003eLong-time curator of the Peshawar Museum, Muhammad Abdul Shakur (1908-97), here published his account of a twenty-seven day journey through Afghanistan with the Indian Cultural Mission. He particularly “emphasized the importance of Afghan archaeology to understanding the Indian past and anticipated future Indo-Afghan archaeological collaborations” (Amstutz).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRevenue minister, Muhammad Abbas’ introduction states that while this is a technical work on archaeology in Afghanistan, it is also “a repository of marvels. It is packed with thrills. It is a treatise on history; it is a manual of geography; it is a compendium of administration. It is an account of sights and views and panorama of nature; it is a a tourist’s guide to Afghanistan; it is a book of travels …”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe maps are of Kunduz; Balkh (showing both ancient and modern areas); and a plan of Kandahar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmstutz, A., “From colonial Greece to postcolonial Rome? Re-orienting ancient Pakistan in museum guides in the 1950s and 1960s” in Stewart, P. \u0026amp; Wannaporn, R., eds \u003cem\u003eThe Rediscovery and Reception of Gandharan Art\u003c\/em\u003e (Archeopress, 2022) p.144.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Maggs Bros.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48165894193309,"sku":"262527","price":450.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0669\/0045\/9677\/files\/262527_01.jpg?v=1778472108","url":"https:\/\/store.maggs.com\/products\/dash-through-heart-afghanistan-being-personal-narrative-archaeological-rknj36oh","provider":"Maggs Bros.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}