Author: Kamal Matinuddin
Publisher: Lancer Publishers
ISBN: 9788170621072
Category : Afghanistan
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
The Taliban Phenomenon Created A New And Puzzling Reality When It First Appeared In 1994, Gathered Momentum And Grew Into A Force That Dominated The Afghan Landscape. War-Hardened Adversaries Ether Joined Thetaliban Or Fell Back In Disarray. Some Observers Saw Them As Militant Reformists Wth Sword In One Hand And The Koran In The Other. The Rapidity Wth Which They Brought Large Tracts Of War-Ravaged Territory Under Control, Putting An End To Crime And Disorder, Attracted World Attention Until Their Draconian Measures And Fundamentalism Raised Alarm In The World.
The Taliban Phenomenon Afghanistan 1994-1997: With An Afterword Covering Major Events Since 1997
Author: Kamal Matinuddin
Publisher: Lancer Publishers
ISBN: 9788170621072
Category : Afghanistan
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
The Taliban Phenomenon Created A New And Puzzling Reality When It First Appeared In 1994, Gathered Momentum And Grew Into A Force That Dominated The Afghan Landscape. War-Hardened Adversaries Ether Joined Thetaliban Or Fell Back In Disarray. Some Observers Saw Them As Militant Reformists Wth Sword In One Hand And The Koran In The Other. The Rapidity Wth Which They Brought Large Tracts Of War-Ravaged Territory Under Control, Putting An End To Crime And Disorder, Attracted World Attention Until Their Draconian Measures And Fundamentalism Raised Alarm In The World.
Publisher: Lancer Publishers
ISBN: 9788170621072
Category : Afghanistan
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
The Taliban Phenomenon Created A New And Puzzling Reality When It First Appeared In 1994, Gathered Momentum And Grew Into A Force That Dominated The Afghan Landscape. War-Hardened Adversaries Ether Joined Thetaliban Or Fell Back In Disarray. Some Observers Saw Them As Militant Reformists Wth Sword In One Hand And The Koran In The Other. The Rapidity Wth Which They Brought Large Tracts Of War-Ravaged Territory Under Control, Putting An End To Crime And Disorder, Attracted World Attention Until Their Draconian Measures And Fundamentalism Raised Alarm In The World.
Afghanistan
Author: Tim Bird
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300154577
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Examines why the West has failed to achieve its objectives in Afghanistan, discussing the country's drug trade, political corruption, troubled relations with Pakistan, and harsh terrain, and the lessons about nation building that can be learned from the experience.
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300154577
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Examines why the West has failed to achieve its objectives in Afghanistan, discussing the country's drug trade, political corruption, troubled relations with Pakistan, and harsh terrain, and the lessons about nation building that can be learned from the experience.
Indian Defence Review
Emerging Dynamics of India-Afghanistan Relations
Author: Rajeev Kumar Singh
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 9819747074
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 301
Book Description
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 9819747074
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 301
Book Description
The Taliban's Virtual Emirate
Author: Neil Krishan Aggarwal
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 0231541627
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
Applying cutting-edge psychiatric theories to an analysis of online Taliban literature in four languages, Neil Krishan Aggarwal constructs a game-changing narrative of the organization's broad appeal and worldview. Aggarwal, a cultural psychiatrist, focuses on the Taliban's creation of culture, evoking religion in Arabic and English writings, nationalism in Dari sources, and regionalism in Urdu texts. The group also promotes a specific form of argumentation, citing religious scriptures in Arabic works, canonical poets in Dari and Urdu writings, and scholars and journalists in English publications. Aggarwal shows how the Taliban categorize all Muslims as members and all non-Muslims as outsiders; how they convince Muslims of the need for violence; and how they apply the insider/outsider dichotomy to foreign policy. By understanding these themes, Aggarwal argues, we can craft better countermessaging strategies.
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 0231541627
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
Applying cutting-edge psychiatric theories to an analysis of online Taliban literature in four languages, Neil Krishan Aggarwal constructs a game-changing narrative of the organization's broad appeal and worldview. Aggarwal, a cultural psychiatrist, focuses on the Taliban's creation of culture, evoking religion in Arabic and English writings, nationalism in Dari sources, and regionalism in Urdu texts. The group also promotes a specific form of argumentation, citing religious scriptures in Arabic works, canonical poets in Dari and Urdu writings, and scholars and journalists in English publications. Aggarwal shows how the Taliban categorize all Muslims as members and all non-Muslims as outsiders; how they convince Muslims of the need for violence; and how they apply the insider/outsider dichotomy to foreign policy. By understanding these themes, Aggarwal argues, we can craft better countermessaging strategies.
Unconventional Warfare in South Asia
Author: Scott Gates
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317005406
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 237
Book Description
India is the world's tenth largest economy and possesses the world's fourth largest military. The subcontinent houses about one-fifth of the world's population and its inhabitants are divided into various tribes, clans and ethnic groups following four great religions: Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, and Islam. Framing the debate using case studies from across the region as well as China, Afghanistan and Burma and using a wealth of primary and secondary sources this incisive volume takes a closer look at the organization and doctrines of the 'shadow armies' and the government forces which fight the former. Arranged in a thematic manner, each chapter critically asks; Why stateless marginal groups rebel? How do states attempt to suppress them? What are the consequences in the aftermath of the conflict especially in relation to conflict resolution and peace building? Unconventional Warfare in South Asia is a welcomed addition to the growing field of interest on civil wars and insurgencies in South Asia. An indispensable read which will allow us to better understand whether South Asia is witnessing a 'New War' and whether the twenty-first century belongs to the insurgents.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317005406
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 237
Book Description
India is the world's tenth largest economy and possesses the world's fourth largest military. The subcontinent houses about one-fifth of the world's population and its inhabitants are divided into various tribes, clans and ethnic groups following four great religions: Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, and Islam. Framing the debate using case studies from across the region as well as China, Afghanistan and Burma and using a wealth of primary and secondary sources this incisive volume takes a closer look at the organization and doctrines of the 'shadow armies' and the government forces which fight the former. Arranged in a thematic manner, each chapter critically asks; Why stateless marginal groups rebel? How do states attempt to suppress them? What are the consequences in the aftermath of the conflict especially in relation to conflict resolution and peace building? Unconventional Warfare in South Asia is a welcomed addition to the growing field of interest on civil wars and insurgencies in South Asia. An indispensable read which will allow us to better understand whether South Asia is witnessing a 'New War' and whether the twenty-first century belongs to the insurgents.
Military Thought of Asia
Author: Kaushik Roy
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000210693
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
Military Thought of Asia challenges the assertion that the generation of rational secular ideas about the conduct of warfare is the preserve of the West, by analysing the history of ideas of warfare in Asia from the ancient period to the present. The volume takes a transcontinental and comparative approach to provide a broad overview of the evolution of military thought in Asia. The military traditions and theories which have emerged in different parts of Eurasia throughout history are products of geopolitics and unique to the different regions. The book considers the systematic and tight representation of ideas by famous figures including Kautlya and Sun Tzu. At the same time, it also highlights publications on military affairs by small men like mid-ranking officers and scattered ideas regarding the origin, nature and societal impact of organised violence present in miscellaneous sources like coins, inscriptions, paintings and fictional literature. In so doing, the book fills a historiographical gap in scholarship on military thought, which marginalises Asia to the part of cameo, and historicises the evolution of theory and the praxis of warfare. The volume shows that the ‘East’ has a long unbroken tradition of conceptualising war and its place in society from the Classical Era to the Information Age. It is essential reading for those interested in the evolution of military thought throughout history, particularly in Asia.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000210693
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
Military Thought of Asia challenges the assertion that the generation of rational secular ideas about the conduct of warfare is the preserve of the West, by analysing the history of ideas of warfare in Asia from the ancient period to the present. The volume takes a transcontinental and comparative approach to provide a broad overview of the evolution of military thought in Asia. The military traditions and theories which have emerged in different parts of Eurasia throughout history are products of geopolitics and unique to the different regions. The book considers the systematic and tight representation of ideas by famous figures including Kautlya and Sun Tzu. At the same time, it also highlights publications on military affairs by small men like mid-ranking officers and scattered ideas regarding the origin, nature and societal impact of organised violence present in miscellaneous sources like coins, inscriptions, paintings and fictional literature. In so doing, the book fills a historiographical gap in scholarship on military thought, which marginalises Asia to the part of cameo, and historicises the evolution of theory and the praxis of warfare. The volume shows that the ‘East’ has a long unbroken tradition of conceptualising war and its place in society from the Classical Era to the Information Age. It is essential reading for those interested in the evolution of military thought throughout history, particularly in Asia.
Responses to Terrorism
Author: Catherine Morris
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description