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Umfang: XXII, 354 S. : , Ill., Kt.

ISBN: 0-520-22861-8 , 0-520-22859-6

Inhalt: David B. Edwards traces the lives of three recent Afghan leaders in Afghanistan's history -- Nur Muhammad Taraki, Samiullah Safi, and Qazi Amin Waqad -- to explain how the promise of progress and prosperity that animated Afghanistan in the 1960s crumbled and became the present tragedy of discord, destruction, and despair. Each of the men Edwards profiles were engaged in the political struggles of the country's recent history. They hoped to see Afghanistan become a more just and democratic nation. But their visions for their country were radically different, and in the end, all three failed and were killed or exiled.

Sprache: Englisch

Fachgebiete: Politologie , Rechtswissenschaft , Ethnologie

Schlagwort(e): Politiker ; Vorgeschichte

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Umfang: 1 online resource (377 p.)

Ausgabe: 1st ed.

ISBN: 9786612758928 , 0-520-92687-0 , 1-282-75892-6 , 1-59734-485-0

Inhalt: In this powerful book, David B. Edwards traces the lives of three recent Afghan leaders in Afghanistan's history--Nur Muhammad Taraki, Samiullah Safi, and Qazi Amin Waqad--to explain how the promise of progress and prosperity that animated Afghanistan in the 1960's crumbled and became the present tragedy of discord, destruction, and despair. Before Taliban builds on the foundation that Edwards laid in his previous book, Heroes of the Age, in which he examines the lives of three significant figures of the late nineteenth century--a tribal khan, a Muslim saint, and a prince who became king of the newly created state. In the mid twentieth century, Afghans believed their nation could be a model of economic and social development that would inspire the world. Instead, political conflict, foreign invasion, and civil war have left the country impoverished and politically dysfunctional. Each of the men Edwards profiles were engaged in the political struggles of the country's recent history. They hoped to see Afghanistan become a more just and democratic nation. But their visions for their country were radically different, and in the end, all three failed and were killed or exiled. Now, Afghanistan is associated with international terrorism, drug trafficking, and repression. Before Taliban tells these men's stories and provides a thorough analysis of why their dreams for a progressive nation lie in ruins while the Taliban has succeeded. In Edwards's able hands, this culturally informed biography provides a mesmerizing and revealing look into the social and cultural contexts of political change.

Anmerkung: Description based upon print version of record. , Front matter -- , Contents -- , Illustrations -- , Significant Persons And Parties -- , Author's Note -- , Preface -- , 1. Introduction: Into Forbidden Afghanistan -- , 2. Lives Of The Party -- , 3. The Armature Of Khalqi Power -- , Coda The Death Of A President -- , 4. A Son Of Safi -- , 5. Anatomy Of A Tribal Uprising -- , Coda The Death Of A Safi Daughter -- , 6. Muslim Youth -- , 7. Fault Lines In The Afghan Jihad -- , Coda The Death Of Majrooh -- , 8. Epilogue: Topakan And Taliban -- , Notes -- , Glossary -- , Bibliography -- , Index , English

Weitere Ausg.: ISBN 0-520-22861-8

Weitere Ausg.: ISBN 0-520-22859-6

Sprache: Englisch

DOI: 10.1525/9780520926875

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Umfang: Online-Ressource

Ausgabe: Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web

ISBN: 0520228596 , 0520228618

Inhalt: Lowell Thomas needed another adventure. At age twenty-eight, the ambitious showman from Cripple Creek, Colorado, had become an international celebrity through his immensely popular lecture tour With Allenby in Palestine and Lawrence in Arabia. Charming appreciative audiences and collecting handsome receipts, Thomas had spent most of 1920 and 1921 traveling the length and breadth of the British Commonwealth from Scotland to India to Malaya to Australia and his show had been seen by several million people. Two years into it, however, he was feeling the need for an encore, and Edmund Allenby and T. E. Lawrence were a hard act to follow Lawrence in particular.

Inhalt: In this powerful book, David B. Edwards traces the lives of three recent Afghan leaders in Afghanistan's history--Nur Muhammad Taraki, Samiullah Safi, and Qazi Amin Waqad--to explain how the promise of progress and prosperity that animated Afghanistan in the 1960s crumbled and became the present tragedy of discord, destruction, and despair. Before Taliban builds on the foundation that Edwards laid in his previous book, Heroes of the Age, in which he examines the lives of three significant figures of the late nineteenth century--a tribal khan, a Muslim saint, and a prince who became king of the

Anmerkung: Includes bibliographical references and index , A digital reproduction is available from E-Editions, a collaboration of the University of California Press and the California Digital Library's eScholarship program , Parallel als Buch-Ausg. erschienen , Contents; List of Illustrations; Significant Persons and Parties; Author's Note; Preface; 1. Introduction: Into Forbidden Afghanistan; PART I. THE SAUR REVOLUTION; 2. Lives of the Party; 3. The Armature of Khalqi Power; Coda: The Death of a President; PART II. THE PECH UPRISING; 4. A Son of Safi; 5. Anatomy of a Tribal Uprising; Coda: The Death of a Safi Daughter; PART III. THE ISLAMIC JIHAD; 6. Muslim Youth; 7. Fault Lines in the Afghan Jihad; Coda: The Death of Majrooh; 8. Epilogue: Topakan and Taliban; Notes; Glossary; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; P; Q; R; S; T; U; W; Z , BibliographyIndex; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z , Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web

Weitere Ausg.: ISBN 9780520228610

Weitere Ausg.: Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Before Taliban Genealogies of the Afghan Jihad

Sprache: Englisch

Schlagwort(e): Afghanistan ; Politiker ; Geschichte 1945-1994 ; Afghanistan ; Djihad ; Afghanistan-Konflikt

URL: Volltext

URL: Volltext