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008 100902s2011 dcub b 001 0 eng
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020 $a9781597975308 (hardcover : alk. paper)
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050 00 $aDS371.2$b.T74 2011
082 00 $a958.104$222
100 1 $aTripathi, Deepak.
245 10 $aBreeding ground :$bAfghanistan and the origins of Islamist terrorism /$cDeepak Tripathi ; foreword by Richard Falk.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aWashington, D.C. :$bPotomac Books, Inc.,$cc2011.
300 $axxxii, 224 p. :$bmaps ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 171-216) and index.
505 0 $aThe concept of terror -- Culture of violence -- Afghanistan in the Cold War -- Afghanistan under communism -- Towards disintegration -- The second communist coup -- Let battle commence -- The Reagan offensive -- Consequences of the US-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-Qa'ida -- Conclusion -- Afterword -- Appendix A: A chronology (summary) -- Appendix B: US and Soviet leaders -- Appendix C: Afghan opposition parties in the Cold War -- Appendix D: Osama bin Laden's statement (October 7, 2001) -- Appendix E: September 11, 2001 hijackers -- Appendix F: Bibliographical essay.
651 0 $aAfghanistan$xHistory$ySoviet occupation, 1979-1989.
651 0 $aAfghanistan$xPolitics and government$y1973-1989.
651 0 $aAfghanistan$xPolitics and government$y1989-2001.
651 0 $aAfghanistan$xPolitics and government$y2001-
650 0 $aCommunism$zAfghanistan$xHistory.
650 0 $aAnti-communist movements$zAfghanistan$xHistory.
650 0 $aIslam and politics$zAfghanistan$xHistory.
650 0 $aTerrorism$xReligious aspects$xIslam$xHistory.
650 0 $aTerrorism$zAfghanistan$xHistory$y20th century.
650 0 $aTerrorism$zAfghanistan$xHistory$y21st century.