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Paperback | 21 January 1991 | Edition Number 2

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284 Pages

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In this newly updated edition, Olivier Roy expands his penetrating study of the history, ideology and structures of the Afghan resistance movement to mid-1989. He examines the evolution of the military and political situation inside Afghanistan during the last years of the Soviet presence and discusses relations between the Afghan resistance and the Islamic fundamentalist movements. The situation created by the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan is also explored and in a new conclusion Professor Roy assesses to what extent the war has altered the traditional fabric of Afghan society.

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Some reviews of the first edition: 'This is the most instructive study of the Afghan response to Marxist rule and Soviet intervention published to date. It is based on Roy's several lengthy visits threoughout Afghanistan between 1980 and 1985 ... this is preeminently a study of Afghan society, religion and politics in an elemental struggle for cultural and national survival.' South Asia 'This superb book ... has instantly become the standard reference work on the subject.' Religion in Communist Lands

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Non-Fiction History Regional & National History Asian History Politics & Government Central Government Earliest Times to Present Day 20th Century History from 1900 to 2000

Acknowledgements	p. x
Maps	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
State and society in Afghanistan	p. 10
Islam in Afghanistan	p. 30
The origins of Afghan fundamentalism and popular movements up to 1947	p. 54
The Islamist movement up to 1978	p. 69
The communist reforms and the repression, 1978-9	p. 84
The uprisings, 1978-9	p. 98
The establishments of political parties	p. 110
The development of the parties between 1980 and 1984	p. 127
The role of the Shi'a in the resistance	p. 139
Society and the war	p. 149
From freedom fighter to guerilla	p. 172
Military operations	p. 189
The conflict from 1986 to the Soviet withdrawal	p. 207
Cultural patterns and changes in society: an assessment	p. 215
Afghan politics and the outside world	p. 228
Appendixes
The resistance parties	p. 235
Glossary	p. 237
Chronological table	p. 246
Notes	p. 248
Bibliography	p. 260
Index	p. 267
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