Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia
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Format: Paperback Language: English ISBN: 0300163681 ISBN13: 9780300163681 Release Date: April 2010 Publisher: Yale University Press Length: 344 Pages Weight: 0.72 lbs. Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.3" x 8.5" "The standard work in English on the Taliban" (Christopher de Bellaigue, New York Review of Books) and its impact on Afghanistan A #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Indispensable."--Steve Wasserman, Los Angeles Times Book Review "An excellent political and historical account of the movement's rise to power."--Katha Pollitt, Nation "[A] valuable and informative work."--Richard Bernstein, New York Times Ahmed Rashid, called "Pakistan's best and bravest reporter" by Christopher Hitchens, brings the shadowy world of the Taliban and its impact on Afghanistan and the Middle East and Central Asia into sharp focus in this modern classic. Rashid offers an authoritative account of the Taliban's rise to power, its role in oil and gas company decisions, and the effects of changing A

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