03232cam a2200565 a 4500 95167 20230410103823.0 090930s2010 ctub b 001 0 eng d 2009938249 (OCoLC)ocn449855039 BTCTA BTCTA DLC YDXCP OCO NBU TXA NLGGC ILC VP@ CDX 9780300163681 (pbk.) 0300163681 AU@ 000045533079 NLGGC 326094288 (OCoLC)449855039 lccopycat a-af--- GRAL 401 DS 371.2 R224t 2010 958 Rashid, Ahmed. Taliban : militant Islam, oil and fundamentalism in Central Asia / Ahmed Rashid. 2nd ed. New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, 2010. xvii, 319 p. : maps ; 21 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. [284]-304) and index. 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. 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. Taliban. Islamic fundamentalism Afghanistan. Islam and state Afghanistan. Islam and politics Afghanistan. Fundamento islamico Afganistán Islam y el estado Afganistán. Islam y la política Afganistán. Afghanistan Politics and government 1973-1989. Afghanistan Politics and government 1989-2001. Afghanistan Politics and government 2001- Taliban. gtt Afghanistan. gtt Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1011/2009938249-b.html Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1011/2009938249-d.html Baker and Taylor BTCP BK0008572061 YBP Library Services YANK 3140352 Coutts Information Services COUT 11035791 lcc bk C0 DRFGD JP 26460 26460 0 0 lcc 0 0 RR BJB BJB RR 2023-04-10 1 0 401 DS 371.2 R224t 2010 00000088643 2018-10-23 00:00:00 1 2018-10-23 bk