Before Taliban [[electronic resource] ] : 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 |
Soggetto topico | SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social |
Soggetto non controllato |
1960s
20th century afghanistan biographical civil war cultural studies drug trafficking economics economy history international terrorism islam life story middle east middle eastern history middle eastern muslim nur muhammad taraki political conflict politics progress qazi amin waqad repression samiullah safi social change social development social progress social studies taliban terrorism true story world history |
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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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 |
Soggetto topico | SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social |
Soggetto non controllato |
1970s
19th century afghanistan british colonies colonial colonialism culture egypt extremists folklore fundamentalist ideology international politics islam islamic marxism marxist middle east middle eastern politics middle eastern morals muslim pakistan politics radical islam religion religious studies revolution soviet tribal world politics |
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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