Taliban : militant Islam, oil, and fundamentalism in Central Asia / Ahmed Rashid.
By: Rashid, Ahmed.
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BookSeries: Yale Nota bene. Publisher: New Haven : Yale University Press, 2001, c2000Description: xi, 279 p. : maps ; 23 cm.ISBN: 0300089023.Subject(s): Afghanistan -- Politics and government -- 1973- | Taliban | Islamic fundamentalism -- Afghanistan | Islam and state -- Afghanistan | Islam and politics -- Afghanistan | Afghanistan -- Politics and government | Taliban | Islamic fundamentalism -- Afghanistan | Islam and state | Islam and politicsDDC classification: 958.104 Summary: Traces the history of the Taliban movement in Afghanistan; discusses how the leaders of the movement interpret the principles of Islam; and examines the influence of the Taliban in the competition among Western countries and companies to build oil and gas pipelines in Asia.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-247) and index.
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Traces the history of the Taliban movement in Afghanistan; discusses how the leaders of the movement interpret the principles of Islam; and examines the influence of the Taliban in the competition among Western countries and companies to build oil and gas pipelines in Asia.
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