num_pages: 613
description: Examines the Taliban and its form of Islamic fundamentalism, explains how the organization rose to power, and discusses its impact on Afghanistan and why the country has become a center for international terrorism.
language: English
title: Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil, and Fundamentalism in Central Asia
titlecomplete: Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil, and Fundamentalism in Central Asia
genres: Religion, War, Asia, Politics, Nonfiction, Terrorism, Islam, Military Fiction, Pakistan, History
ratings_count: 4455
publisher: Thorndike Pr