The Taliban Reader: War, Islam and Politics in Their Own Words

by Alex Strick van Linschoten

Who are the Taliban? Are they a militant movement? Are they religious scholars? The fact that these and other questions are still raised with frequency is testimony to the way the movement has been studied, often at arm's length and with scant use of primary sources.

The Taliban Reader forges a new path, bringing together an extensive range of largely unseen sources in a guide to the Afghan Islamist movement from a unique insider perspective...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190908742
• ISBN13: 9780190908744
• Release Date: July 2018
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.1"