Afghanistan
Subtitle: mullah, Marx, and mujahid
By: Ralph H. Magnus, Eden Naby.
Contributors: Naby, Eden.
Publisher: Westview Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Boulder, Colo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 274
Subjects: Islam and politics -- Afghanistan; Communism -- Afghanistan; Afghanistan -- Politics and government
Description: In this broad introductory volume, Ralph Magnus and Eden Naby, whose intimacy with Afghanistan spans three decades each, detail the country's physical situation, human environment, and modern history, as well as the rise and fall of competing internal forces, most recently the Taliban. The authors offer analytical insight into Afghanistan's political position within the restructured Central Asian region, the ethnic relationships that complicate its political history, and the potential for stability.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-264) and index.