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Afghanistan : mullah, Marx, and mujahid
- Title
- Afghanistan : mullah, Marx, and mujahid / Ralph H. Magnus, Eden Naby.
- Author
- Magnus, Ralph H.
- Publication
- Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 1998.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Details
- Additional Authors
- Naby, Eden.
- Description
- xiii, 274 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm
- Summary
- In this volume, Ralph Magnus and Eden Naby detail Afghanistan's physical situation, human environment, and modern history, as well as the rise and fall of competing internal forces, most recently the Taliban. The authors offer analytical insight into Afghanistan's political position within the restructured Central Asian region, the ethnic relationships that complicate its political history, and the potential for stability. --From publisher's description.
- Subject
- Islam and politics > Afghanistan
- Communism > Afghanistan
- 15.75 history of Asia
- Communism
- Islam and politics
- Politics and government
- Geopolitik
- Gesellschaft
- Islam
- Politik
- Völkerrecht
- Politieke geschiedenis
- Communisme > Afghanistan
- Islam et politique > Afghanistan
- Geschichte 1709-1997
- Afghanistan > Politics and government
- Afghanistan
- Afghanistan > Politique et gouvernement
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-264) and index.
- Contents
- Afghan history to 1973 -- Geopolitics then and now -- Traditional Afghan Islam -- Marx among the Afghans -- Holy warriors, Mujahidin, and fighting for Islam -- Beyond war: Afghanistan in post-cold war Central Asia.
- ISBN
- 0865315132
- 9780865315136
- LCCN
- 97019041
- OCLC
- ocm37156355
- 37156355
- SCSB-14426649
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library