The Taliban
Subtitle: war, religion and the new order in Afghanistan
By: Peter Marsden.
Series: Politics in contemporary Asia
Publisher: Oxford University Press; Zed Books Ltd.
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Karachi; London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 162
Subjects: Taliban; Islamic fundamentalism -- Afghanistan; Islam and politics -- Afghanistan; Afghanistan -- Politics and government -- 1973-
Other titles: War, religion and the new order in Afghanistan
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 154) and index.