Book review: Natural resources in Afghanistan: Geographic and geologic perspectives on centuries of conflict

This book is the outcome of four decades of work in Afghanistan by the author, John (Jack) Shroder. His travels and research throughout Afghanistan and his understanding of its place in regional and world history provide the foundation for this comprehensive 572-page reference. The book describes the interrelated nature of Afghanistan’s physical and political landscape over time and the role resources have, and have not, played in Afghanistan’s past and could play in its future.

Review info: Natural resources in Afghanistan: Geographic and geologic perspectives on centuries of conflict by John F. Shroder, 2014. ISBN 978-01280013356, 572 pp.