Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Maps
- Introduction
- 1 State and society in Afghanistan
- 2 Islam in Afghanistan
- 3 The origins of Afghan fundamentalism and popular movements up to 1947
- 4 The Islamist movement up to 1978
- 5 The communist reforms and the repression, 1978–9
- 6 The uprisings, 1978–9
- 7 The establishments of political parties
- 8 The development of the parties between 1980 and 1984
- 9 The role of the Shiʿa in the resistance
- 10 Society and the war
- 11 From freedom fighter to guerilla
- 12 Military operations
- 13 The conflict from 1986 to the Soviet withdrawal
- 14 Cultural patterns and changes in society: an assessment
- 15 Afghan politics and the outside world
- Appendixes
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
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Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Maps
- Introduction
- 1 State and society in Afghanistan
- 2 Islam in Afghanistan
- 3 The origins of Afghan fundamentalism and popular movements up to 1947
- 4 The Islamist movement up to 1978
- 5 The communist reforms and the repression, 1978–9
- 6 The uprisings, 1978–9
- 7 The establishments of political parties
- 8 The development of the parties between 1980 and 1984
- 9 The role of the Shiʿa in the resistance
- 10 Society and the war
- 11 From freedom fighter to guerilla
- 12 Military operations
- 13 The conflict from 1986 to the Soviet withdrawal
- 14 Cultural patterns and changes in society: an assessment
- 15 Afghan politics and the outside world
- Appendixes
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
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- Islam and Resistance in Afghanistan , pp. 267 - 270Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 1990