David B. Edwards

Before Taliban

Genealogies of the Afghan Jihad

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If you want to read one book to understand the background to the political conflicts in Afghanistan and the Taliban's rise to power, this is the book. Edwards tells the stories of three men--a Marxist politician, a tribal leader, and an Islamic militant--to explain the complex political culture of Afghanistan.

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-0-520-22861-0
EAN: 9780520228610
Produktnummer: 19553234
Verlag: University Presses
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2002
Seitenangabe: 376 S.
Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm x D2.5 cm 590 g
Abbildungen: Trade Paperback; 15 b-w photographs, 3 maps
Gewicht: 590

Über den Autor

David B. Edwards is Professor of Anthropology at Williams College. He is the author of Heroes of the Age: Moral Fault Lines on the Afghan Frontier (California, 1996).