Taliban and the Crisis of Afghanistan
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Book Overview
The Taliban remain one of the most elusive forces in modern history. A ragtag collection of clerics and madrasa students, this obscure movement emerged out of the rubble of the Cold War to shock the world with their draconian Islamic order. The Taliban refused to surrender their vision even when confronted by the United States after September 11, 2001. Reinventing themselves as part of a broad insurgency that destabilized Afghanistan, they pledged...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0674032241
ISBN13:9780674032248
Release Date:May 2009
Publisher:Harvard University Press
Length:448 Pages
Weight:1.25 lbs.
Dimensions:1.2" x 5.4" x 8.1"
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
God Book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
A good book that highlights some great items about the Afghan political, military, and specially cultural issues. The introduction is rather long but the rest of the book coves in the chapters (separate from each other) some good points
A fascinating book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
This book is extremely well written and is a fount of information. It is a must for anyone trying to understand the mess in Afghanistan.
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