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Hasan Kawun Kakar, Government and Society in Afghanistan, The Reign of Amir 'Abd al-Rahman Khan (Austin and London: University of Texas Press, 1979). Pp. xxiv + 328.

The text is illustrated with well-chosen photographs and numerous charts. The volume also contains a glossary, bibliography and index. Transliteration of native terminology within the text conforms to common English spelling without diacritical marks, but scholars will find an alternative transcription in the glossary. Except in Chapter 2, "History and Demographic Process," footnoting is not extensive. The interested non-specialist will find theoretical portions of the book technical, but not overwhelmingly so. Indeed, given the recent upsurge of interest in Afghanistan due to Soviet involvement there, the historical portions of this volume have become especially significant and should appeal to a general audience. In conclusion, this volume serves the interests of both historians and anthropologists. Historians will note the changing fortunes of the Wakhan Corridor — from major crossroads in the days of Marco Polo to isolated and remote frontier areas today. Anthropologists will use the study to augment theories of ecological adaptation; ethnographic studies of high altitude populations are rare. This volume is timely and is recommended to specialists and the interested general reader.