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Taliban : militant Islam, oil and fundamentalism in Central Asia

Title
Taliban : militant Islam, oil and fundamentalism in Central Asia / Ahmed Rashid.
Author
Rashid, Ahmed.
Publication
New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, 2010.
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Description
xvii, 319 pages : maps; 21 cm
Summary
Rashid brings the shadowy world of the Taliban into sharp focus. He explains its rise to power, its impact on Afghanistan and the region, its role in oil and gas company decisions, and the effects of changing American attitudes toward the Taliban.
Subject
  • Taliban
  • Since 1973
  • Islamic fundamentalism > Afghanistan
  • Islam and state > Afghanistan
  • Islam and politics > Afghanistan
  • Islam and politics
  • Islam and state
  • Islamic fundamentalism
  • Politics and government
  • Afghanistan > Politics and government > 1973-1989
  • Afghanistan > Politics and government > 1989-2001
  • Afghanistan > Politics and government > 2001-2021
  • Afghanistan
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 284-304) and index.
Contents
pt. 1. History of the Taliban movement. Kandahar 1994: the origins of the Taliban ; Herat 1995: God's invincible soldiers ; Kabul 1996: commander of the faithful ; Mazar-e-Sharif 1997: massacre in the north ; Bamiyan 1998-99: the never-ending war -- pt. 2. Islam and the Taliban. Challenging Islam: the new-style fundamentalism of the Taliban ; Secret society: the Taliban's political and military organization ; A vanished gender: women, children and Taliban culture ; High on heroin: drugs and the Taliban economy ; Global jihad: the Arab-Afghans and Osama Bin Laden -- pt. 3. The new great game. Dictators and oil barons: the Taliban and Central Asia, Russia, Turkey and Israel ; Romancing the Taliban 1: the battle for pipelines 1994-96 ; Romancing the Taliban 2: the battle for pipelines 1997-99, The USA and the Taliban ; Master or victim: Pakistan's Afghan war ; Shia versus Sunni: Iran and Saudi Arabia ; Conclusion: the future of Afghanistan ; The Taliban resurgent 2000-2009.
Call Number
JFD 10-1017
ISBN
  • 9780300163681
  • 0300163681
LCCN
2009938249
OCLC
449855039
Author
Rashid, Ahmed.
Title
Taliban : militant Islam, oil and fundamentalism in Central Asia / Ahmed Rashid.
Imprint
New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, 2010.
Edition
2nd ed.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 284-304) and index.
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Chronological Term
Since 1973
Research Call Number
JFD 10-1017
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