Taliban : militant Islam, oil, and fundamentalism in Central Asia / Ahmed Rashid.
| Author/creator | Rashid, Ahmed |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2000. |
| Description | xi, 274 pages : maps ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | 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 -- 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 -- 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 and Sunni: Iran and Saudi Arabia -- Conclusion: the future of Afghanistan. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-247) and index. |
| LCCN | 99068718 |
| ISBN | 0300083408 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | DS371.2 .R367 2000 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |