Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia

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Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia is an historical book written by Pakistani journalist Ahmed Rashid[1] and published in 2000.[2] The book was a New York Times bestseller for 5 weeks.[3] It was translated into 22 languages.[4] Since the September 11, 2001 attacks over 1.5 million copies have been sold.[5] The book was used extensively by American analysts and British politicians including Tony Blair and Alastair Campbell in the wake of the attacks.[6]

In the UK it was published under the title Taliban: Islam, Oil and the New Great Game in Central Asia.

  • Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia, Yale University Press (March 2000) ISBN 978-0-300-08340-8 OCLC 043840039

References[]

  1. ^ Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia, Second Edition. www.amazon.com. 12 February 2010. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  2. ^ Rashid, Ahmed (2001). Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil, and Fundamentalism in Central Asia. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-08902-8.
  3. ^ Rashid, Ahmed (2017-08-29). The Resurgence of Central Asia: Islam or Nationalism?. New York Review Books. ISBN 978-1-68137-089-7.
  4. ^ "Ahmed Rashid on Islamic State: 'This is not America's war'". Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  5. ^ "Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia, Second Edition - Harvard Book Store". www.harvard.com. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  6. ^ Rashid, Ahmed (2001). Taliban: The Story of the Afghan Warlords. Pan. ISBN 978-0-330-49221-8.

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