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100	1		_aAbbas, Hassan, _d1969-, _eauthor.
245	1	4	_aThe Taliban revival _h[Book] : _bviolence and extremism on the Pakistan-Afghanistan frontier / _cHassan Abbas.
264		1	_aNew Haven : _bYale University Press, _c2014.
300			_a280 p. ; _c24 cm.
336			_aText _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aIntroduction: 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.
521			_aAll.
610			_aTaliban.
650		0	_aPushtuns _xPolitics and government.
650		0	_aBorderlands _zPakistan.
650		0	_aBorderlands _zAfghanistan.
650		0	_aPolitical violence _zPakistan.
650		0	_aPolitical violence _zAfghanistan.
650		0	_aIslamic fundamentalism _zPakistan.
650		0	_aIslamic fundamentalism _zAfghanistan.
852			_p49481 _92812.56 _vNew Public Books _dBooks
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