Breeding ground : Afghanistan and the origins of Islamist terrorism /

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Beginning with the communist Saur Revolution of 1978 and continuing through Gen. David Petraeus's 2010 appointment replacing Stanley McChrystal as commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, this book is an inside account of one of the most vicious conflicts fought between the two Cold War superpo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Tripathi, Deepak
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, ©2011.
Edición:1st ed.
Temas:
Since 1900
Communism > Afghanistan > History.
Anti-communist movements > Afghanistan > History.
Islam and politics > Afghanistan > History.
Terrorism > Religious aspects > Islam > History.
Terrorism > Afghanistan > History > 20th century.
Terrorism > Afghanistan > History > 21st century.
Anticommunisme > Afghānistān > Histoire.
Terrorisme > Aspect religieux > Islam > Histoire.
Terrorisme > Afghānistān > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Terrorisme > Afghānistān > Histoire > 21e siècle.
HISTORY > Asia > Central Asia.
HISTORY > Asia > General.
Anti-communist movements
Communism
Islam and politics
Politics and government
Terrorism
Terrorism > Religious aspects > Islam
Afghanistan > History > Soviet occupation, 1979-1989.
Afghanistan > Politics and government > 1973-1989.
Afghanistan > Politics and government > 1989-2001.
Afghanistan > Politics and government > 2001-
Afghānistān > Histoire > 1979-1989 (Intervention soviétique)
Afghānistān > Politique et gouvernement > 2001-
Afghanistan
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The concept of terror
  • Culture of violence
  • Afghanistan in the Cold War
  • Afghanistan under communism
  • Toward disintegration
  • The second communist coup
  • Let battle commence
  • The Reagan offensive
  • Consequences of the U.S.-Soviet war
  • The final days of communism
  • The remaking of the post-Soviet world
  • The rise of the Taliban
  • Dialectics of the Afghan conflict
  • The nature of Al-Qaeda
  • Conclusion
  • Afterword
  • Appendices.

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