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The Resource The Taliban revival : violence and extremism on the Pakistan-Afghanistan frontier, Hassan Abbas

The Taliban revival : violence and extremism on the Pakistan-Afghanistan frontier, Hassan Abbas

Label
The Taliban revival : violence and extremism on the Pakistan-Afghanistan frontier
Title
The Taliban revival
Title remainder
violence and extremism on the Pakistan-Afghanistan frontier
Statement of responsibility
Hassan Abbas
Creator
Subject
Language
eng
Cataloging source
CaOTU
http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
1969-
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Abbas, Hassan
Dewey number
954.91/1053
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • maps
  • plates
Index
index present
LC call number
DS389
LC item number
.A225 2014
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Taliban
  • Pushtuns
  • Borderlands
  • Borderlands
  • Political violence
  • Political violence
  • Islamic fundamentalism
  • Islamic fundamentalism
  • Pakistan
  • Afghanistan
Label
The Taliban revival : violence and extremism on the Pakistan-Afghanistan frontier, Hassan Abbas
Instantiates
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 260-262) and index
Contents
Introduction: Setting the scene -- "Intruders are always unwelcome" : Pashtun identity, culture and political history -- Enter at your own risk : tribes and troubles on Pakistan's unruly Pashtun frontier (1947-2001) -- Holy warriors of an unholy war : the Afghan Jihad and the chaotic rise of the Taliban (1979-2001) -- Goodbye Taliban? The "gift of democracy" for a new Afghanistan (2002-05 -- Setting the stage for the Taliban revival in Afghanistan : the role of sanctuaries in Pakistan's FATA (2002-05) -- Islamabad under siege : Red Mosque vigilantes, protesting lawyers and Musharraf versus Bhutto (2007-08) -- The battle for the soul of Pakistan : the loss of the Swat Valley and the rise of the Pakistani Taliban (2006-13) -- The political economy of Taliban resurgence in Afghanistan : opium, crime and development funds (2006-13) -- Empowering the Taliban revival? Impact of local politics, regional rivalries and drone strikes -- Conclusion: Hubris and lack of vision versus hope and prospects for reform
Control code
000042914485
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
280 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9780300216165
Isbn Type
(hardback : alkaline paper)
Lccn
2014002669
Other control number
40023760599
Other physical details
illustrations, maps
Label
The Taliban revival : violence and extremism on the Pakistan-Afghanistan frontier, Hassan Abbas
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 260-262) and index
Contents
Introduction: Setting the scene -- "Intruders are always unwelcome" : Pashtun identity, culture and political history -- Enter at your own risk : tribes and troubles on Pakistan's unruly Pashtun frontier (1947-2001) -- Holy warriors of an unholy war : the Afghan Jihad and the chaotic rise of the Taliban (1979-2001) -- Goodbye Taliban? The "gift of democracy" for a new Afghanistan (2002-05 -- Setting the stage for the Taliban revival in Afghanistan : the role of sanctuaries in Pakistan's FATA (2002-05) -- Islamabad under siege : Red Mosque vigilantes, protesting lawyers and Musharraf versus Bhutto (2007-08) -- The battle for the soul of Pakistan : the loss of the Swat Valley and the rise of the Pakistani Taliban (2006-13) -- The political economy of Taliban resurgence in Afghanistan : opium, crime and development funds (2006-13) -- Empowering the Taliban revival? Impact of local politics, regional rivalries and drone strikes -- Conclusion: Hubris and lack of vision versus hope and prospects for reform
Control code
000042914485
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
280 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9780300216165
Isbn Type
(hardback : alkaline paper)
Lccn
2014002669
Other control number
40023760599
Other physical details
illustrations, maps

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