Afghanistan Mullah, Marx, And Mujahid,9780813340197

Afghanistan Mullah, Marx, And Mujahid

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ISBN13: 9780813340197
ISBN10: 0813340195
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2002-05-08
Publisher(s): Basic Books
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Summary

In this broad introductory volume, Ralph Magnus and Eden Naby detail Afghanistan's physical situation, human environment, and modern history, as well as the rise and fall of competing internal forces, most recently the Taliban. The authors offer analytical insight into Afghanistan's political position within the restructured Central Asian region, the ethnic relationships that complicate its political history, and the potential for stability.

Author Biography

Ralph H. Magnus is the coordinator of Middle Eastern Studies at the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey. He is a former assistant cultural attaché of the American embassy in Kabul. A scholar of ethnic culture and politics, Eden Naby has resided throughout Central Asia. She has served on the faculties of Harvard University, Columbia University, the University of Massachusetts, and the University of Wisconsin. Ralph H. Magnus is the coordinator of Middle Eastern Studies at the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey. He is a former assistant cultural attaché of the American embassy in Kabul. A scholar of ethnic culture and politics, Eden Naby has resided throughout Central Asia. She has served on the faculties of Harvard University, Columbia University, the University of Massachusetts, and the University of Wisconsin.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations
vii
Foreword, Dan Rather ix
Preface xiii
Introduction
1(23)
Features of Physical Geography
2(3)
Geographic Zones
5(2)
Agriculture and Irrigation
7(2)
Demography
9(2)
Ethnic Groups, Languages, and Structures
11(6)
Lifestyles
17(5)
Worldview
22(2)
Afghan History to 1973
24(30)
The Afghan Empire
25(7)
The Muhammadzai Dynasty and the Great Game (1826-1919)
32(8)
The Period of the Independent Afghan Monarchy
40(7)
Socioeconomic Developments of the Liberal Democratic Period
47(3)
The Legacy of Imperialism
50(2)
The Legacy of the Cold War
52(2)
Geopolitics Then and Now
54(16)
Prosperity and Diversity Along the Silk Road
55(3)
A Dangerous Neighborhood
58(2)
The Geopolitical Background of the Soviet Invasion
60(4)
The Politics of Physical Geography
64(2)
The Geopolitics of the Jihad
66(2)
The Geopolitics of the Islamic State
68(2)
Traditional Afghan Islam
70(28)
Islamic Institutions and the State
74(7)
The Belief Systems and Their Sociopolitical Implications
81(11)
Loyalties and Identities
92(2)
Sufi Orders and Other Forms of Confrereship
94(3)
The Future of Traditional Islam
97(1)
Marx Among the Afghans
98(37)
The Origins of Reformists and Marxists
99(5)
The Soviet Union and Afghan Marxists
104(2)
The Liberal Constitutional Period (1963-1973)
106(9)
Sharing Power: The First Afghan Republic
115(7)
Marxists with Illusions: The Taraki-Amin Years (1978-1979)
122(6)
Marxists Disillusioned: Karmal and Najibullah (1979-1989)
128(7)
Holy Warriors, Mujahidin, and Fighting for Islam
135(23)
The Mujahidin Position and Kabul
137(12)
The Three-Branched Afghan Mujahidin
149(9)
Beyond War: Afghanistan in Post-Cold War Central Asia
158(38)
Legitimacy
161(10)
Islamic Politics
171(5)
Regional Cooperation
176(3)
The Taliban Movement: Internal and International Aspects
179(12)
The Future for Peace
191(5)
Elusive Stability: Taliban, Arabs, and the Afghan Future
196(16)
The Military Situation During Taliban Rule
198(4)
The Political Situation
202(4)
Women and the Taliban
206(2)
Building a New Afghanistan
208(4)
Appendix A: Bibliographic Essay 212(4)
Appendix B: Modern Period Rulers of Afghanistan 216(4)
Appendix C: Chronology of Afghan and Regional Events, 1747-2001 220(44)
Notes 264(16)
Index 280

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