LEADER 04208nam 2200709Ia 450 001 9910455178103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9786612758928 010 $a0-520-92687-0 010 $a1-282-75892-6 010 $a1-59734-485-0 024 7 $a10.1525/9780520926875 035 $a(CKB)111021305171014 035 $a(EBL)223578 035 $a(OCoLC)475928469 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000357021 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12116747 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000357021 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10351672 035 $a(PQKB)10629662 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000109719 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11127714 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000109719 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10059120 035 $a(PQKB)11298965 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC223578 035 $a(OCoLC)55748416 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse31087 035 $a(DE-B1597)519941 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780520926875 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL223578 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10058576 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL275892 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111021305171014 100 $a20040815d2002 my 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aBefore Taliban $egenealogies of the Afghan jihad /$fDavid B. Edwards 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aBerkeley $cUniversity of California Press$dc2002 215 $a1 online resource (377 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-520-22861-8 311 $a0-520-22859-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tIllustrations --$tSignificant Persons And Parties --$tAuthor's Note --$tPreface --$t1. Introduction: Into Forbidden Afghanistan --$t2. Lives Of The Party --$t3. The Armature Of Khalqi Power --$tCoda The Death Of A President --$t4. A Son Of Safi --$t5. Anatomy Of A Tribal Uprising --$tCoda The Death Of A Safi Daughter --$t6. Muslim Youth --$t7. Fault Lines In The Afghan Jihad --$tCoda The Death Of Majrooh --$t8. Epilogue: Topakan And Taliban --$tNotes --$tGlossary --$tBibliography --$tIndex 330 $aIn this powerful book, David B. Edwards traces the lives of three recent Afghan leaders in Afghanistan's history--Nur Muhammad Taraki, Samiullah Safi, and Qazi Amin Waqad--to explain how the promise of progress and prosperity that animated Afghanistan in the 1960's crumbled and became the present tragedy of discord, destruction, and despair. Before Taliban builds on the foundation that Edwards laid in his previous book, Heroes of the Age, in which he examines the lives of three significant figures of the late nineteenth century--a tribal khan, a Muslim saint, and a prince who became king of the newly created state. In the mid twentieth century, Afghans believed their nation could be a model of economic and social development that would inspire the world. Instead, political conflict, foreign invasion, and civil war have left the country impoverished and politically dysfunctional. Each of the men Edwards profiles were engaged in the political struggles of the country's recent history. They hoped to see Afghanistan become a more just and democratic nation. But their visions for their country were radically different, and in the end, all three failed and were killed or exiled. Now, Afghanistan is associated with international terrorism, drug trafficking, and repression. Before Taliban tells these men's stories and provides a thorough analysis of why their dreams for a progressive nation lie in ruins while the Taliban has succeeded. In Edwards's able hands, this culturally informed biography provides a mesmerizing and revealing look into the social and cultural contexts of political change. 517 3 $aGenealogies of the Afghan jihad 607 $aAfghanistan$xHistory$ySaur Revolution, 1978 607 $aAfghanistan$xHistory$ySoviet occupation, 1979-1989 676 $a958.104/5 700 $aEdwards$b David B$08433 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910455178103321 996 $aBefore Taliban$92461771 997 $aUNINA