Taliban Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia

Name: Taliban Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia
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ISBN: 9780300163681

ISBN-10: 0300163681

ISBN-13: 9780300163681

Edition: 2nd 2010

Authors: Ahmed Rashid

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Correspondent Ahmed Rashid brings the shadowy world of the Talibanthe world's most extreme and radical Islamic organizationinto sharp focus in this enormously insightful book. He offers the only authoritative account of the Taliban available to English-language readers, explaining the Taliban's 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. He also describes the new face of Islamic fundamentalism and explains why Afghanistan has become the world center for international terrorism. New to this updated edition of the #1New York Times Bestsellerwith more than 1.5 million…

Book details

List price: $18.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication date: 4/13/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 344
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English

Pakistani journalist and bestselling author Ahmed Rashid was born in Rawalpindi in 1948. He was educated at Malvern College in England, Government College in Lahore, and Fitzwilliam College in Cambridge. He works as a correspondent for the Far Eastern Economic Review and the Daily Telegraph and writes for the Wall Street Journal, The Nation, and academic journals. His titles include Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia, Jihad: The Rise of Militant Islam in Central Asia, and Descent into Chaos.



Preface to the Second Edition


Preface and Acknowledgements to the First Edition


Maps


Introduction: Afghanistan's Holy Warriors



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



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



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


Appendices


Notes


Index