The Taliban revival : violence and extremism on the Pakistan-Afghanistan frontier /: violence and extremism on the Pakistan-Afghanistan frontier. ([2014])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Hassan Abbas.
• Authors: Abbas, Hassan, 1969-
• 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 -- Setting the stage for the Taliban revival in Afghanistan : the role of sanctuaries in Pakistan's FATA -- Islamabad under siege : Red Mosque vigilantes, protesting lawyers and Musharraf versus Bhutto -- The Battle for the soul of Pakistan : the loss of the Swat Valley and the rise of the Pakistani Taliban -- The political economy of Taliban resurgence in Afghanistan : Opium, crime and development funds -- 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.
• Publisher Details: New Haven : Yale University Press
• Publication Date: 2014
• Copyright Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource (280 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates), illustrations, maps
• Subjects: 954.91/1053; Pushtuns -- Politics and government; Borderlands -- Pakistan; Borderlands -- Afghanistan; Political violence -- Pakistan; Political violence -- Afghanistan; Islamic fundamentalism -- Pakistan; Islamic fundamentalism -- Afghanistan; Régions frontalières -- Pākistān; Régions frontalières -- Afghānistān; Violence politique -- Pākistān; Violence politique -- Afghānistān; Intégrisme islamique -- Pākistān; Intégrisme islamique -- Afghānistān; HISTORY / Modern / 21st Century; HISTORY / Asia / India & South Asia; HISTORY / Middle East / General; Borderlands; Islamic fundamentalism; Political violence; Politics and government; Pushtuns -- Politics and government; Pakistan -- Politics and government -- 1988-; Afghanistan -- Politics and government -- 2001-; Pākistān -- Politique et gouvernement -- 1988-; Afghānistān -- Politique et gouvernement -- 2001-; Afghanistan; Pakistan
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780300183696; 0300183690; 9781306715348; 1306715342
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 260-262) and index.; Note: Description based on print version record; title from digital title page (MyiLibrary, viewed April 2, 2015).
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