MAKING MONEY IN AFGANISTAN-THE FIRST WESTERN ENTREPRENEURS 1880-1919

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The story of three businessmen who worked in Afghanistan in the period from the end of the nineteenth century to the beginning of the twentieth, during the reigns of Abdur Rahman and then Habibullah, The businessmen, Messrs Martin, Thornton and Jewett faced formidable problems in dealing with the autocratic and arbitrary Amirs, who might be a force for progress or inertia, depending on their moods. Many Afghan officials were both venal and indolent-not a productive combination. But the workmen, though almost all uneducated and unfamiliar with machinery, proved adaptable, though their working conditions were grim.View full textDownload full textRelated var addthis_config = { ui_cobrand: "Taylor & Francis Online", services_compact: "citeulike,netvibes,twitter,technorati,delicious,linkedin,facebook,stumbleupon,digg,google,more", pubid: "ra-4dff56cd6bb1830b" }; var addthis_config = {"data_track_addressbar":true,"ui_click":true}; Add to shortlist Link Permalink http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03068374.2012.720059