"A dozen experts provide a coherent picture of the Taliban and the
Great Game. . . . They discuss the emergence of the Taliban, their
military development, the civil war, and their relations with
foreign powers. Several of the authors conclusively demonstrate
that the Taliban(and their organized opposition) are the creatures
of external powers.... Richard Mackenzie provides a devastating
summary of the ineptitute with which U.S. policies have been
conducted . . . the volume makes it all too clear that outside
powers will determine Afghanistan's fate."
--Middle East Quarterly
"A useful analysis of the Taliban and politics and society in
Afghanistan today. The four chapters on the intensive foreign
involvement--by Pakistan, the United States, Russian, the Central
Asian republics, Saudi Arabia, and Iran--show that the venerable
"great game" once played between Britain and czarist Russia now has
multiple players."
--Foreign Affairs
"A fascinating and thorough analysis of the very complex
political/military situation that evolved in Afghanistan follwing
the demise of the Soviet puppet regime in 1992. This volume also
provides an insightful study of the rise of a new form of
puritanical Islamic fundamentalism that overran Kabul in September
1996--namely, the Taliban, and its impact on Afghan society. . . .
Highly recommended."
--Choice
"[It] is an important collection of essays by leading experts on
Afghanistan and the Taliban...an invaluable academic resource for
anyone seeking to understand how the Taliban came to rule and
"ruin" Afghanistan."
--"Washington Times"
In 1996, the world watched with varying degrees of interest,
surprise, and unease as armed, ultra-fundamentalist insurgents
overthrew the Afghan government. Within days of their victory, the
Taliban, a militant Islamic sect, were issuing draconian religious
decrees, restricting women's employment and movement, rounding up
Afghans at gunpoint to pray five times a day, and publicly
executing political opponents and criminals.
Composed of essays commissioned from the foremost experts on the
Taliban, this anthology traces the movement's origins, its
ascendance, the reasons for its success, and its role in the
reconstruction of Afghanistan. Crucial to the Taliban's staying
power as a governing force will be its relations with neighboring
countries and with the West. Interestingly, given their intense
hatred of Iran, the Taliban were enthusiastically supported by the
U.S. government up to the very moment of their triumphant arrival
in Kabul.
Examining yet another country on the brink of ethnic
disintegration, Fundamentalism Reborn? is a comprehensive and
up-to-date account of the history, rise to power, and future of the
most dramatic manifestation of Islamic fundamentalism since the
Iranian revolution.
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