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Author:

Tripathi, Deepak.

Title:

Breeding ground : Afghanistan and the origins of Islamist terrorism / Deepak Tripathi ; foreword by Richard Falk.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

Potomac Books,

Copyright Date:

c2011

Description:

xxxii, 224 p. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Afghanistan--History--Soviet occupation, 1979-1989.
Afghanistan--Politics and government--1973-1989.
Afghanistan--Politics and government--1989-2001.
Afghanistan--Politics and government--2001-
Communism--Afghanistan--History.
Anti-communist movements--Afghanistan--History.
Islam and politics--Afghanistan--History.
Terrorism--History.--Islam--History.
Terrorism--Afghanistan--History--20th century.
Terrorism--Afghanistan--History--21st century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

The concept of terror -- Culture of violence -- Afghanistan in the Cold War -- Afghanistan under communism -- Toward disintegration -- The second communist coup -- Let battle commence -- The Reagan offensive -- Consequences of the U.S.-Soviet war -- The final days of communism -- The remaking of the post-Soviet world -- The rise of the Taliban -- Dialectics of the Afghan conflict -- The nature of Al-Qaeda -- Conclusion -- Afterword -- Appendices.

ISBN:

1597975303 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9781597975308 (hardcover : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)664114953

LCCN:

2010037450

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

PRAX771 -- Cowles Library (Des Moines)