The Finest Hotel in Kabul. A People's History of Afghanistan.
London. Penguin. 2026. Colour photographic plates, xv + 425pp, index. Paperback. New. "In 1969, the Hotel Inter-Continental Kabul opened its doors: a glistening white box, high on a hill, that reflected Afghans' hopes of a modern, democratic future. In the decades since, its staff have endured two coups, a Soviet..... More

