| Description |
1 online resource (xxii, 354 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-345) and index. |
| Contents |
1. Introduction : into forbidden Afghanistan -- pt. 1. Saur revolution -- 2. Lives of the Party -- 3. Armature of Khalqi power -- Coda : the death of a President -- pt. 2. Pech uprising -- 4. A son of Safi -- 5. Anatomy of a tribal uprising -- Coda : the death of a Safi daughter -- pt. 3. Islamic jihad -- 6. Muslim youth -- 7. Fault lines in the Afghan jihad -- Coda : the death of Majrooh -- 8. Epilogue : Topakan and Taliban. |
| Summary |
David B. Edwards traces the lives of three recent Afghan leaders in Afghanistan's history -- Nur Muhammad Taraki, Samiullah Safi, and Qazi Amin Waqad -- to explain how the promise of progress and prosperity that animated Afghanistan in the 1960s crumbled and became the present tragedy of discord, destruction, and despair. Each of the men Edwards profiles were engaged in the political struggles of the country's recent history. They hoped to see Afghanistan become a more just and democratic nation. But their visions for their country were radically different, and in the end, all three failed and were killed or exiled. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Safi, Samiullah.
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Safi, Samiullah. |
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Amin, Qazi Muhammad.
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Amin, Qazi Muhammad. |
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Tarahʹkī, Nūr Muḥammad. |
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Saur Revolution (Afghanistan : 1978) |
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Soviet Occupation of Afghanistan (Afghanistan : 1979-1989) |
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Afghanistan -- History -- Saur Revolution, 1978.
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Afghanistan -- History -- Soviet occupation, 1979-1989.
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Afghanistan -- History -- 20th century. |
| Chronological Term |
1978-1989 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Edwards, David B. Before Taliban. Berkeley : University of California Press, 2002 0520228596 0520228618 (DLC) 2001006513 (OCoLC)48249286 |
| ISBN |
9780520926875 (electronic book) |
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0520926870 (electronic book) |
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1417520256 (electronic book) |
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9781417520251 (electronic book) |
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052090060X (electronic book ; Adobe Reader) |
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9780520900608 (electronic book ; Adobe Reader) |
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1597344850 (electronic book) |
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9781597344852 (electronic book) |
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9780520228597 |
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0520228596 |
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9780520228610 |
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0520228618 |
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0520228596 |
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0520228618 |
| Standard No. |
9780520228610 |
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