Jihad. The Rise of militant Islam in central Asia  -  Ahmed Rashid

The Rise of Militant Islam in Central Asia

KORTE INHOUD

The terrorist attacks of September 11 have turned the world’s attention to areas of the globe about which we know very little. Ahmed Rashid, who masterfully explained Afghanistan’s Taliban regime in his previous book, here turns his skills as an investigative journalist to the five Central Asian republics adjacent to Afghanistan. Central Asia is coming to play a vital strategic role in the war on terrorism, but the region also poses new threats to global security.

The five Central Asian republics―Kazakhstan,...
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2002 Uitgever: Yale University Press 281 paginas Taal: Engels ISBN-10: 0300093454 ISBN-13: 9780300093452