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- Binding
- Paperback
- Weight
- 1 lbs
- Product Group
- Book
- IsTextBook
- Yes
- ISBN
- 9780521397001
- Book Title
- Islam and Resistance in Afghanistan
- Book Series
- Cambridge Middle East Library
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Edition
- 2
- Publication Year
- 1990
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.9 in
- Author
- Olivier Roy
- Features
- Revised
- Genre
- Religion, Political Science, History
- Topic
- Asia / Central Asia, Islam / General, World / Asian, Religion, Politics & State, Middle East / General
- Item Weight
- 14.8 Oz
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Number of Pages
- 284 Pages
Islam and Resistance in Afghanistan by Roy, Olivier
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10
0521397006
ISBN-13
9780521397001
eBay Product ID (ePID)
401353
Product Key Features
Edition
2
Book Title
Islam and Resistance in Afghanistan
Number of Pages
284 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Asia / Central Asia, Islam / General, World / Asian, Religion, Politics & State, Middle East / General
Publication Year
1990
Features
Revised
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Religion, Political Science, History
Book Series
Cambridge Middle East Library
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
14.8 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
90-001709
Reviews
‘This superb book … has instantly become the standard reference work on the subject.’Religion in Communist Lands, “This is a welcome English translation of the book published in 1985 by the foremost French ‘Afghanologist’ Olivier Roy. It provides a penetrating and very detailed analysis of the Afghan struggle…The English version is clear and reads well…” Asian Affairs, Some reviews of the first edition: ‘This is the most instructive study of the Afghan response to Marxist rule and Soviet intervention published to date. It is based on Roy’s several lengthy visits threoughout Afghanistan between 1980 and 1985 … this is preeminently a study of Afghan society, religion and politics in an elemental struggle for cultural and national survival.’ South Asia, ‘This superb book … has instantly become the standard reference work on the subject.’ Religion in Communist Lands, Some reviews of the first edition: ‘This is the most instructive study of the Afghan response to Marxist rule and Soviet intervention published to date. It is based on Roy’s several lengthy visits threoughout Afghanistan between 1980 and 1985 … this is preeminently a study of Afghan society, religion and politics in an elemental struggle for cultural and national survival.’ South Asia, Some reviews of the first edition: ‘This is the most instructive study of the Afghan response to Marxist rule and Soviet intervention published to date. It is based on Roy’s several lengthy visits threoughout Afghanistan between 1980 and 1985 … this is preeminently a study of Afghan society, religion and politics in an elemental struggle for cultural and national survival.’South Asia, “Roy, a French anthropologist who has made annual trips to Afghanistan since the 1980 Soviet invasion, blends the knowledge of the specialist with the timely information of the traveler to produce a brilliant and very important study of the Mujahidin.” Orbis, Some reviews of the first edition: ‘This is the most instructive study of the Afghan response to Marxist rule and Soviet intervention published to date. It is based on Roy’s several lengthy visits threoughout Afghanistan between 1980 and 1985 … this is preeminently a study of Afghan society, religion and politics in an elemental struggle for cultural and national survival.’South Asia, ‘This superb book … has instantly become the standard reference work on the subject.’ Religion in Communist Lands, “Olivier Roy…mixes the knowledge of the specialist with the timely information of the traveler, and the combination is extremely impressive. Islam and Resistance in Afghanistan…explains the context of the mujahidin and the factors that will decide their fate.” Daniel Pipes, The Wall Street Journal, ‘This superb book … has instantly become the standard reference work on the subject.’Religion in Communist Lands
Dewey Edition
19
Series Volume Number
Series Number 8
Dewey Decimal
322/.1/09581
Table Of Content
Acknowledgements; Maps; Introduction; 1. State and society in Afghanistan; 2. Islam in Afghanistan; 3. The origins of Afghan fundamentalism and popular movements up to 1947; 4. The Islamist movement up to 1978; 5. The communist reforms and the repression, 1978-9; 6. The uprisings, 1978-9; 7. The establishments of political parties; 8. The development of the parties between 1980 and 1984; 9. The role of the Shi’a in the resistance; 10. Society and the war; 11. From freedom fighter to guerilla; 12. Military operations; 13. The conflict from 1986 to the Soviet withdrawal; 14. Cultural patterns and changes in society: an assessment; 15. Afghan politics and the outside world; Appendices; Chronological table; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
Edition Description
Revised edition
Synopsis
In this newly updated edition, Olivier Roy expands his penetrating study of the history, ideology and structures of the Afghan resistance movement to mid-1989. He examines the evolution of the military and political situation inside Afghanistan during the last years of the Soviet presence and discusses relations between the Afghan resistance and the Islamic fundamentalist movements. The situation created by the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan is also explored and in a new conclusion Professor Roy assesses to what extent the war has altered the traditional fabric of Afghan society., In this new edition, Olivier Roy expands his penetrating study of the history, ideology and structures of the Afghan resistance movement to mid-1989. He examines the evolution of the military and political situation inside Afghanistan during the last years of the Soviet presence and discusses relations between the Afghan resistance and the Islamic fundamentalist movement. The situation created by the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan is also explored, and in a new conclusion Professor Roy assesses to what extent the war has altered the traditional fabric of Afghan society., In this new edition, Olivier Roy expands his penetrating study of the history, ideology and structures of the Afghan resistance movement to mid-1989. The situation created by the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan is also explored, and in a new conclusion Professor Roy assesses to what extent the war has altered the traditional fabric of Afghan society.
LC Classification Number
BP63.A54 R6813 1990
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