Taliban : the power of militant Islam in Afghanistan and beyond /

The American bombing of terrorist bases in Afghanistan under the protection of the Islamic fundamentalist Taliban movement has brought the Taliban into sharp focus as the most radical and extreme Islamic movement in the world today. Little is known about the Taliban because of the deep secrecy that...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rashid, Ahmed
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : I.B. Tauris, 2010.
Temas:
Taliban.
Talibans.
Taliban
1900-1999
Petroleum industry and trade > Political aspects > Asia, Central.
Islam and politics > Afghanistan.
Islamic fundamentalism > Afghanistan.
Pétrole > Industrie et commerce > Aspect politique > Asie centrale.
Intégrisme islamique > Afghānistān.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Ideologies > General.
Islam and politics
Islamic fundamentalism
Petroleum industry and trade > Political aspects
Politics and government
Regions & Countries - Asia & the Middle East.
History & Archaeology.
South Asia.
Afghanistan > Politics and government > 20th century.
Afghānistān > Politique et gouvernement > 20e siècle.
Afghanistan
Central Asia
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Contents; New Preface; Preface and Acknowledgements; Maps; Introduction: Afghanistan's Holy Warriors; Part 1
  • History of the Taliban Movement; 1. Kandahar 1994: The Origins of the Taliban; 2. Herat 1995: God's Invincible Soldiers; 3. Kabul 1996: Commander of the Faithful; 4. Mazar-e-Sharif 1997: Massacre in the North; 5. Bamiyan 1998-99: The Never-Ending War; Part 2
  • Islam and the Taliban; 6. Challenging Islam:; 7. Secret Society: The Taliban's Political and Military Organization; 8. A Vanished Gender: Women, Children and Taliban Culture.
  • 9. High on Heroin: Drugs and the Taliban Economy10. Global Jihad: The Arab-Afghans and Osama Bin Laden; Part 3
  • The New Great Game; 11. Dictators and Oil Barons: The Taliban and Central Asia, Russia, Turkey and Israel; 12. Romancing the Taliban 1: The Battle for Pipelines 1994-96; 13. Romancing the Taliban 2: The Battle for Pipelines
  • The USA and the Taliban 1997-99; 14. Master or Victim: Pakistan's Afghan War; 15. Shia Versus Sunni: Iran and Saudi Arabia; 16. Conclusion: The Future of Afghanistan; 17. The Taliban Resurgent 2000-2009; Appendices; Notes; Index.

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