Before Taliban : genealogies of the Afghan jihad / / David B. Edwards
| Before Taliban : genealogies of the Afghan jihad / / David B. Edwards |
| Autore | Edwards David B |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (377 p.) |
| Disciplina | 958.104/5 |
| ISBN |
9786612758928
0-520-92687-0 1-282-75892-6 1-59734-485-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Significant Persons And Parties -- Author's Note -- Preface -- 1. Introduction: Into Forbidden Afghanistan -- 2. Lives Of The Party -- 3. The Armature Of Khalqi Power -- Coda The Death Of A President -- 4. A Son Of Safi -- 5. Anatomy Of A Tribal Uprising -- Coda The Death Of A Safi Daughter -- 6. Muslim Youth -- 7. Fault Lines In The Afghan Jihad -- Coda The Death Of Majrooh -- 8. Epilogue: Topakan And Taliban -- Notes -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Altri titoli varianti | Genealogies of the Afghan jihad |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455178103321 |
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2002 | ||
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Heroes of the age : moral fault lines on the Afghan frontier / / David B. Edwards
| Heroes of the age : moral fault lines on the Afghan frontier / / David B. Edwards |
| Autore | Edwards David B |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c1996 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (326 p.) |
| Disciplina | 958.1 |
| Collana | Comparative studies on Muslim societies |
| ISBN |
1-283-38214-8
9786613382146 0-520-91631-X 1-59734-650-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Maps -- Acknowledgments -- Significant Persons -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Making of Sultan Muhammad Khan -- 3. The Reign of the Iron Amir -- 4. The Lives of an Afghan Saint -- 5. Mad Mullas- and Englishmen -- 6. Epilogue -- Notes -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455370803321 |
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c1996 | ||
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