Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xx, 268 pages)
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maps
Edition:
3rd ed
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
ISBN:
0745319181
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0745319173
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1849641773
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9780745319186
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9780745319179
,
9781849641777
Content:
To oppose the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979, the US formed an anti-communist alliance with militant Islamic forces in Central Asia. This book provides an account of this alliance and how it backfired with the events of September 11
Content:
Carter and Brezhnev in the Valley of Decision -- Anwar al-Sadat -- Zia al-Haq -- Deng Xiaoping -- Recruiters, trainers, trainees and assorted spooks -- Donors, bankers and profiteers -- Poppy fields, killing fields and druglords -- Russia: bitter aftertaste and reluctant return -- The contagion spreads: Egypt and the Maghreb -- More contagion: the Philippines -- The contagion spreads: the assault on America -- Epilogue
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-242) and index
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Cooley, John K., 1927-2008 Unholy wars London ; Sterling, Va : Pluto Press, 2002
Language:
English
URL:
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