The Races of Afghanis/an. 



In 8vo., price 7^. 6d. 

 THE 



RACES OF AFGHANISTAN 



BEING A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF THE 



PRINCIPAL NATIVE TRIBES INHABITING 

 THAT COUNTRY. 



By surgeon-major H. W. BELLEW, CS.L, 



Late on Political Duty at Kabul. 



OPINIONS OF THE PRESS. 



The Examiner. — ** If Lord Harrington wants to begin to understand 

 the problem he has to deal with in Afghanistan, he should take down 

 with him to the House of Commons this new book by Dr. Bellew. . . . 

 Dr. Bellew perceived, by the ignorant comments of speakers and writers 

 on the Afghan question, how very much some book was needed to 

 enlighten the understandings of public instructors ; and, therefore, amid 

 the multifarious duties he had to fulfil at Cabul, he set himself to produce 

 a work which does not err on the side of elaborateness, but which yet 

 contains ample information to keep journalists and members of Parliament 

 and platform orators from vain babblings on this intricate subject. . . . 

 The resume of the history of the Afghans, 'including a chapter summarising 

 our relations with the country, leads naturally up to the story of the life 

 of Shere Ali, which results in the conclusion that the Afghan ' is not 

 fit to govern either himself or others, and sadly wants a master. If we 

 don't take up that role, Russia will. For a master the Afghans want, 

 and a master they must have, sooner or later ' . . . An admirable index 

 increases the value of the work." 



Indian Alail. — ** This short book is of considerable merit, and ought to 

 seriously influence the judgment of those who have assumed the direction 

 of England's affairs. Its value lies in the preciseness of the information 

 given, its clear and methodical arrangement, and its trustworthiness, from 

 the acknowledged ability and absolute knowledge of the subject possessed 

 by the author. Dr. Bellew is not a political speculator but a serious 

 scholar, who has spent many years among and in connection with the 

 people of Afghanistan ; he speaks their languages with ease, is well read 

 in the history and literature of the country, and enjoys the confidence of 

 the tribesmen. . . . Dr. Bellew's book will be read with considerable 

 interest, both as a valuable contribution to ethnography and as a guide 

 in the maze in which politicians have lost themselves." 



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