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Item specifics
- Condition
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- Asia
- ISBN
- 9780300089028
- Book Title
- Taliban : Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Item Length
- 7.7 in
- Publication Year
- 2001
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.8 in
- Genre
- Religion, Political Science, History
- Topic
- Asia / Central Asia, Fundamentalism, General, Islam / General, Religion, Politics & State, World / Asian
- Item Weight
- 8 Oz
- Item Width
- 5 in
- Number of Pages
- 294 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Yale University Press
ISBN-10
0300089023
ISBN-13
9780300089028
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1852715
Product Key Features
Book Title
Taliban : Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia
Number of Pages
294 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2001
Topic
Asia / Central Asia, Fundamentalism, General, Islam / General, Religion, Politics & State, World / Asian
Genre
Religion, Political Science, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
8 Oz
Item Length
7.7 in
Item Width
5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Reviews
"An excellent political and historical account of the movement's rise to power."Katha Pollitt,Nation, "Rashid . . . provides the most reliable and absorbing account of the militant Central Asian movement that has given shelter to Osama bin Laden, addressing the Taliban's complicated economic, diplomatic, sociological and military origins."Lorraine Adams,Washington Post Book World, "[R]ead this remarkable book and the bewildering complexity of Afghan politics and the deadly overspill of chaos, narcotics, and sectarian violence into the surrounding region will become clear."-Patrick Seale, Sunday Times, "[R]ead this remarkable book and the bewildering complexity of Afghan politics and the deadly overspill of chaos, narcotics, and sectarian violence into the surrounding region will become clear."Patrick Seale,Sunday Times, "Rashid . . . provides the most reliable and absorbing account of the militant Central Asian movement that has given shelter to Osama bin Laden, addressing the Taliban's complicated economic, diplomatic, sociological and military origins."-Lorraine Adams, Washington Post Book World, "An excellent political and historical account of the movement's rise to power."-Katha Pollitt, Nation
Dewey Edition
21
Dewey Decimal
958.104
Synopsis
Shrouding themselves and their aims in deepest secrecy, the leaders of the Taliban movement control Afghanistan with an inflexible, crushing fundamentalism. The most extreme and radical of all Islamic organizations, the Taliban inspires fascination, controversy, and especially fear in both the Muslim world and the West. Correspondent Ahmed Rashid brings the shadowy world of the Taliban into sharp focus in this enormously interesting and revealing book. It is the only authoritative account of the Taliban and modern day Afghanistan available to English language readers. Based on his experiences as a journalist covering the civil war in Afghanistan for twenty years, traveling and living with the Taliban, and interviewing most of the Taliban leaders since their emergence to power in 1994, Rashid offers unparalleled firsthand information. He explains how the growth of Taliban power has already created severe instability in Russia, Iran, Pakistan, and five Central Asian republics. He describes the Taliban s role as a major player in a new Great Game a competition among Western countries and companies to build oil and gas pipelines from Central Asia to Western and Asian markets. The author also discusses the controversial changes in American attitudes toward the Taliban from early support to recent bombings of Osama Bin Laden s hideaway and other Taliban-protected terrorist bases and how they have influenced the stability of the region. ", Shrouding themselves and their aims in deepest secrecy, the leaders of the Taliban movement control Afghanistan with an inflexible, crushing fundamentalism. The most extreme and radical of all Islamic organizations, the Taliban inspires fascination, controversy, and especially fear in both the Muslim world and the West. Correspondent Ahmed Rashid brings the shadowy world of the Taliban into sharp focus in this enormously interesting and revealing book. It is the only authoritative account of the Taliban and modern day Afghanistan available to English language readers. Based on his experiences as a journalist covering the civil war in Afghanistan for twenty years, traveling and living with the Taliban, and interviewing most of the Taliban leaders since their emergence to power in 1994, Rashid offers unparalleled firsthand information. He explains how the growth of Taliban power has already created severe instability in Russia, Iran, Pakistan, and five Central Asian republics. He describes the Taliban's role as a major player in a new "Great Game"-a competition among Western countries and companies to build oil and gas pipelines from Central Asia to Western and Asian markets. The author also discusses the controversial changes in American attitudes toward the Taliban-from early support to recent bombings of Osama Bin Laden's hideaway and other Taliban-protected terrorist bases-and how they have influenced the stability of the region.
LC Classification Number
DS371.2
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