Talibanistan [[electronic resource] ] : Negotiating the Borders Between Terror, Politics, and Religion

• Autore: Bergen Peter <1962->
• Pubblicazione: Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (515 p.)
• Soggetto topico: Afghan War, 2001-; Insurgency -- Afghanistan; Insurgency -- Pakistan; Qaida (Organization); Religious militants -- Afghanistan; Religious militants -- Pakistan; Taliban; Insurgency - Pakistan; Insurgency - Afghanistan; Religious militants - Pakistan; Religious militants - Afghanistan; Afghan War, 2001-2021; Regions & Countries - Asia & the Middle East; History & Archaeology; South Asia
• Altri autori: TiedemannKatherine
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Contributors; Introduction; ONE: The Taliban in Kandahar; TWO: The Relationship Between al-Qaeda and the Taliban; THREE: The Taliban in Zabul and Uruzgan; FOUR: The Taliban in North Waziristan; FIVE: The Taliban in South Waziristan; SIX: Pakistan's Counterinsurgency Strategy; SEVEN: CIA Drone Strikes and the Taliban; EIGHT: The Drone War: View from the Ground; NINE: Public Opinion in Pakistan's Tribal Regions; TEN: The Political Landscape of the Taliban Insurgency in Pakistan; ELEVEN: The Taliban in Swat; TWELVE: The Taliban in Bajaur ; THIRTEEN: The Taliban in Pakistan: An OverviewFOURTEEN: The 80 Percent Solution: The Strategic Defeat of bin Laden's al-Qaeda and Implications for South Asian Security; FIFTEEN: Negotiations with the Taliban; A Note on Spelling; A Note on the Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
• Sommario/riassunto: The longest war the United States has ever fought is the ongoing war in Afghanistan. But when we speak of ""Afghanistan,"" we really mean a conflict that straddles the border with Pakistan--and the reality of Islamic militancy on that border is enormously complicated. In Talibanistan, an unparalleled group of experts offer a nuanced understanding of this critical region. Edited by Peter Bergen, author of the bestselling books The Longest War and The Osama Bin Laden I Know, and Katherine Tiedemann, these essays examine in detail the embattled territory from Kandahar in Afghanistan to Pakistan's
• Titolo autorizzato: Talibanistan
• ISBN: 0-19-998677-0; 1-299-45687-1; 0-19-989308-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910779572403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II