TY  - BOOK
AU  - Marsden,Peter
TI  - The Taliban : : war, religion and the new order in Afghanistan / 
T2  - (Politics in contemporary Asia)
SN  - 1856495213
AV  - DS371.2. M377 1998
PY  - 1998///
CY  - Karachi, Lahore Islamabad : , London ; New York : , New York : 
PB  - Oxford University Press ; , Zed Books Ltd., 
KW  - Taliban
KW  - Islamic fundamentalism
KW  -  Afghanistan
KW  - Islam and politics
KW  - Afghanistan
KW  -  Politics and government
KW  -  1973-
N1  - Abstract: "The Taliban explores what the Taliban stand for and the factors leading to their rapid rise. It describes the war which continues to afflict the Afghan people as well as the geo-political context and part played by vertain powers in the region, and by the United States, in the Taliban's dramatic expansion."--Page 4 of cover.; Contents: Chronology—Maps—1. Introduction—2. The nature of Afghanistan—3. The Mujahidin—4. The warriors of God—5. The Taliban creed—6. Earlier Islamic movements—7. The Afghan Islamic tradition—8. The gender policies of the Taliban—9. The dialogue with the humanitarian agencies—10. The Taliban and the international community—11. The regional picture—12. Conclusion—Bibliography—Index
UR  - https://doi.org/10.29171/acku_ds371_2_m377_1998
ER  -