The Taliban reader : war, Islam and politics / Alex Strick van Linschoten, Felix Kuehn (editors)
Who are the Taliban? Are they a militant movement? Are they religious scholars? The fact that these and other questions are still raised with frequency is testimony to the way the movement has been studied, often at arm's length and with scant use of primary sources. The Taliban Reader forges a...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY, United States of America :
Oxford University Press,
[2018]
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| Summary: | Who are the Taliban? Are they a militant movement? Are they religious scholars? The fact that these and other questions are still raised with frequency is testimony to the way the movement has been studied, often at arm's length and with scant use of primary sources. The Taliban Reader forges a new path, bringing together an extensive range of largely unseen sources in a guide to the Afghan Islamist movement from a unique insider perspective. Ideal for students, journalists and scholars alike, this text is the result of an unprecedented, decade-long effort to encourage the emergence of participant-centered accounts of Afghan history. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 558 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780190934835 0190934832 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed June 28, 2018) |