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The Taliban revival [Book] : violence and extremism on the Pakistan-Afghanistan frontier / Hassan Abbas.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New Haven : Yale University Press, 2014Description: 280 p. ; 24 cmContent type:
  • Text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780300178845
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 954.911053
Other classification:
  • 954.911053
Contents:
Introduction: Setting the scene -- "Intruders are always unwelcome" : Pashtun identity, culture and political history -- Enter at your own risk : tribes and troubles on Pakistan's unruly Pashtun frontier (1947-2001) -- Holy warriors of an unholy war : the Afghan Jihad and the chaotic rise of the Taliban (1979-2001) -- Goodbye Taliban? The "gift of democracy" for a new Afghanistan (2002-05 -- Setting the stage for the Taliban revival in Afghanistan : the role of sanctuaries in Pakistan's FATA (2002-05) -- Islamabad under siege : Red Mosque vigilantes, protesting lawyers and Musharraf versus Bhutto (2007-08) -- The battle for the soul of Pakistan : the loss of the Swat Valley and the rise of the Pakistani Taliban (2006-13) -- The political economy of Taliban resurgence in Afghanistan : opium, crime and development funds (2006-13) -- Empowering the Taliban revival? Impact of local politics, regional rivalries and drone strikes -- Conclusion: Hubris and lack of vision versus hope and prospects for reform.
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Books Books Junaid Zaidi Library, COMSATS University Islamabad 954.911053 ABB-T (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 49481
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: Setting the scene -- "Intruders are always unwelcome" : Pashtun identity, culture and political history -- Enter at your own risk : tribes and troubles on Pakistan's unruly Pashtun frontier (1947-2001) -- Holy warriors of an unholy war : the Afghan Jihad and the chaotic rise of the Taliban (1979-2001) -- Goodbye Taliban? The "gift of democracy" for a new Afghanistan (2002-05 -- Setting the stage for the Taliban revival in Afghanistan : the role of sanctuaries in Pakistan's FATA (2002-05) -- Islamabad under siege : Red Mosque vigilantes, protesting lawyers and Musharraf versus Bhutto (2007-08) -- The battle for the soul of Pakistan : the loss of the Swat Valley and the rise of the Pakistani Taliban (2006-13) -- The political economy of Taliban resurgence in Afghanistan : opium, crime and development funds (2006-13) -- Empowering the Taliban revival? Impact of local politics, regional rivalries and drone strikes -- Conclusion: Hubris and lack of vision versus hope and prospects for reform.

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