The Resource Taliban : militant Islam, oil and fundamentalism in Central Asia, Ahmed Rashid
Taliban : militant Islam, oil and fundamentalism in Central Asia, Ahmed Rashid
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The item Taliban : militant Islam, oil and fundamentalism in Central Asia, Ahmed Rashid represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Yuma County Library District.
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- Summary
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- Rashid brings the shadowy world of the Taliban into sharp focus. He explains its rise to power, its impact on Afghanistan and the region, its role in oil and gas company decisions, and the effects of changing American attitudes toward the Taliban
- "New to the second edition; how the Taliban has regained its strength, how and why the Taliban has spread across Central Asia, how the Taliban has helped Al Qaeda's spread into Europe, North Africa, the Middle Eastm and the Far East, why the Afghan people feel the United States is losing the war, a major new preface and an all-new final chapter" -- back cover
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 2nd edition
- Extent
- xvii, 319 pages
- Note
- The New York Times #1 Bestseller "[A] valuable and informative work"- richard Bernstein, New York Times
- Contents
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- pt. 1. History of the Taliban movement. Kandahar 1994: the origins of the Taliban ; Herat 1995: God's invincible soldiers ; Kabul 1996: commander of the faithful ; Mazar-e-Sharif 1997: massacre in the north ; Bamiyan 1998-99: the never-ending war
- pt. 2. Islam and the Taliban. Challenging Islam: the new-style fundamentalism of the Taliban ; Secret society: the Taliban's political and military organization ; A vanished gender: women, children and Taliban culture ; High on heroin: drugs and the Taliban economy ; Global jihad: the Arab-Afghans and Osama Bin Laden
- pt. 3. The new great game. Dictators and oil barons: the Taliban and Central Asia, Russia, Turkey and Israel ; Romancing the Taliban 1: the battle for pipelines 1994-96 ; Romancing the Taliban 2: the battle for pipelines 1997-99, The USA and the Taliban ; Master or victim: Pakistan's Afghan war ; Shia versus Sunni: Iran and Saudi Arabia ; Conclusion: the future of Afghanistan ; The Taliban resurgent 2000-2009
- Isbn
- 9780300163681
- Label
- Taliban : militant Islam, oil and fundamentalism in Central Asia
- Title
- Taliban
- Title remainder
- militant Islam, oil and fundamentalism in Central Asia
- Statement of responsibility
- Ahmed Rashid
- Language
- eng
- Summary
-
- Rashid brings the shadowy world of the Taliban into sharp focus. He explains its rise to power, its impact on Afghanistan and the region, its role in oil and gas company decisions, and the effects of changing American attitudes toward the Taliban
- "New to the second edition; how the Taliban has regained its strength, how and why the Taliban has spread across Central Asia, how the Taliban has helped Al Qaeda's spread into Europe, North Africa, the Middle Eastm and the Far East, why the Afghan people feel the United States is losing the war, a major new preface and an all-new final chapter" -- back cover
- Cataloging source
- BTCTA
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Rashid, Ahmed
- Dewey number
- 958.104
- Illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- DS371.2 .R367 2010
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Taliban
- Islamic fundamentalism
- Islam and state
- Islam and politics
- Afghanistan
- Afghanistan
- Afghanistan
- Label
- Taliban : militant Islam, oil and fundamentalism in Central Asia, Ahmed Rashid
- Note
- The New York Times #1 Bestseller "[A] valuable and informative work"- richard Bernstein, New York Times
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [284]-304) and index
- Contents
- pt. 1. History of the Taliban movement. Kandahar 1994: the origins of the Taliban ; Herat 1995: God's invincible soldiers ; Kabul 1996: commander of the faithful ; Mazar-e-Sharif 1997: massacre in the north ; Bamiyan 1998-99: the never-ending war -- pt. 2. Islam and the Taliban. Challenging Islam: the new-style fundamentalism of the Taliban ; Secret society: the Taliban's political and military organization ; A vanished gender: women, children and Taliban culture ; High on heroin: drugs and the Taliban economy ; Global jihad: the Arab-Afghans and Osama Bin Laden -- pt. 3. The new great game. Dictators and oil barons: the Taliban and Central Asia, Russia, Turkey and Israel ; Romancing the Taliban 1: the battle for pipelines 1994-96 ; Romancing the Taliban 2: the battle for pipelines 1997-99, The USA and the Taliban ; Master or victim: Pakistan's Afghan war ; Shia versus Sunni: Iran and Saudi Arabia ; Conclusion: the future of Afghanistan ; The Taliban resurgent 2000-2009
- Control code
- ocn449855039
- Dimensions
- 21 cm.
- Edition
- 2nd edition
- Extent
- xvii, 319 pages
- Isbn
- 9780300163681
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- Lccn
- 2009938249
- Other physical details
- maps
- System control number
- (OCoLC)449855039
- Label
- Taliban : militant Islam, oil and fundamentalism in Central Asia, Ahmed Rashid
- Note
- The New York Times #1 Bestseller "[A] valuable and informative work"- richard Bernstein, New York Times
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [284]-304) and index
- Contents
- pt. 1. History of the Taliban movement. Kandahar 1994: the origins of the Taliban ; Herat 1995: God's invincible soldiers ; Kabul 1996: commander of the faithful ; Mazar-e-Sharif 1997: massacre in the north ; Bamiyan 1998-99: the never-ending war -- pt. 2. Islam and the Taliban. Challenging Islam: the new-style fundamentalism of the Taliban ; Secret society: the Taliban's political and military organization ; A vanished gender: women, children and Taliban culture ; High on heroin: drugs and the Taliban economy ; Global jihad: the Arab-Afghans and Osama Bin Laden -- pt. 3. The new great game. Dictators and oil barons: the Taliban and Central Asia, Russia, Turkey and Israel ; Romancing the Taliban 1: the battle for pipelines 1994-96 ; Romancing the Taliban 2: the battle for pipelines 1997-99, The USA and the Taliban ; Master or victim: Pakistan's Afghan war ; Shia versus Sunni: Iran and Saudi Arabia ; Conclusion: the future of Afghanistan ; The Taliban resurgent 2000-2009
- Control code
- ocn449855039
- Dimensions
- 21 cm.
- Edition
- 2nd edition
- Extent
- xvii, 319 pages
- Isbn
- 9780300163681
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- Lccn
- 2009938249
- Other physical details
- maps
- System control number
- (OCoLC)449855039
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