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  • CategoryHistory
  • LanguageEnglish
  • Pages448
  • Published2008
  • File size1.6 MB
  • FormatPDF
  • ISBN9780674032248

Key ideas from the book

  • The book examines the Taliban's character and political role.
  • It traces the movement's evolution over time.
  • It considers how the Taliban has maintained influence in Afghanistan.
  • It explores Afghanistan's political and governmental history.
  • It addresses the relationship between the Taliban, the Afghan War, and United States policy.
  • It provides context for studying Islamic fundamentalism in modern Afghanistan.

About The Taliban and the Crisis of Afghanistan by Crews

Published by Harvard University Press in 2008, Robert D. Crews's study examines the Taliban's continuing role in Afghanistan's political future. It considers the character of the movement, its evolution over time, and its ability to retain a foothold in the country's ongoing struggle.

Drawing on the history and politics of Afghanistan, the book also places the Taliban within the context of the Afghan War beginning in 2001, Islamic fundamentalism, and United States policy in the twenty-first century. It will suit readers seeking a focused historical and political study of Afghanistan and the forces shaping its modern government.

About Crews

Harry Crews (1935–2012) was an American novelist, memoirist, and university professor known for darkly comic, unsparing portrayals of poverty, violence, obsession, and life in the rural South. Raised in Georgia, he drew on hardship and regional experience throughout his fiction. His notable works include The Gospel Singer, A Feast of Snakes, Car, and the memoir A Childhood: The Biography of a Place. Crews’s writing combines grotesque humor with sharp psychological insight, exploring the ways…

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