Breeding Ground : Afghanistan and the Origins of Islamist Terrorism /

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Explaining how Afghanistan descended into a civil war from which the Taliban emerged, Tripathi explores the ways in which the country ultimately became a grotesque mirror image of the anticommunist alliance of U.S. forces and radical Islamists in the Cold War's final phase. Calling for a depart...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Tripathi, Deepak
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, 2011.
Edición:1st ed.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Terrorism > Religious aspects > Islam.
Terrorism.
Politics and government
Islam and politics.
Communism.
Anti-communist movements.
HISTORY > Asia > General.
HISTORY > Asia > Central Asia.
Terrorisme > Afghānistān > Histoire > 21e siecle.
Terrorisme > Afghānistān > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Terrorisme > Aspect religieux > Islam > Histoire.
Anticommunisme > Afghānistān > Histoire.
Terrorism > Afghanistan > History > 21st century.
Terrorism > Afghanistan > History > 20th century.
Terrorism > Religious aspects > Islam > History.
Islam and politics > Afghanistan > History.
Anti-communist movements > Afghanistan > History.
Communism > Afghanistan > History.
Afghanistan.
Afghānistān > Politique et gouvernement > 2001-
Afghānistān > Histoire > 1979-1989 (Intervention sovietique)
Afghanistan > Politics and government > 2001-
Afghanistan > Politics and government > 1989-2001.
Afghanistan > Politics and government > 1973-1989.
Afghanistan > History > Soviet occupation, 1979-1989.
History.
Electronic books.
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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