| Edition |
3rd ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xx, 268 pages) : maps |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-242) and index. |
| Contents |
Carter and Brezhnev in the Valley of Decision -- Anwar al-Sadat -- Zia al-Haq -- Deng Xiaoping -- Recruiters, trainers, trainees and assorted spooks -- Donors, bankers and profiteers -- Poppy fields, killing fields and druglords -- Russia: bitter aftertaste and reluctant return -- The contagion spreads: Egypt and the Maghreb -- More contagion: the Philippines -- The contagion spreads: the assault on America -- Epilogue. |
| Summary |
To oppose the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979, the US formed an anti-communist alliance with militant Islamic forces in Central Asia. This book provides an account of this alliance and how it backfired with the events of September 11. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
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United States. Central Intelligence Agency. |
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Estados Unidos. Central Intelligence Agency. |
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États-Unis. Central Intelligence Agency. |
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Taliban. |
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USA / CIA. |
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United States -- Foreign relations -- Afghanistan.
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United States. |
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International relations. |
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Afghanistan. |
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Afghanistan -- Foreign relations.
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Espionage, American -- Islamic countries.
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Espionage, American. |
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Islamic countries. |
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Terrorism.
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Terrorism. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Cooley, John K., 1927-2008. Unholy wars. 3rd ed. London ; Sterling, Va. : Pluto Press, 2002 9780745319186 (DLC) 2003615411 (OCoLC)49297736 |
| ISBN |
9781849641777 electronic book |
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1849641773 electronic book |
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0745319181 |
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9780745319186 |
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0745319173 |
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9780745319179 |
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