: Afghanistan and the origins of Islamist terrorism
First Statement of Responsibility
/ Deepak Tripathi .
Subsequent Statement of Responsibility
; foreword by Richard Falk
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition Statement
1st ed.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Washington, D.C.
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
: Potomac Books, Inc.
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
, c2011.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xxxii, 224 p.
Other Physical Details
: maps
Dimensions
; 24 cm.
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-216) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
The 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.