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Afghanistan: Mullah, Marx, and Mujahid By Ralph H Magnus (Author), Eden Naby (Author) & Ralph Magnus (Author) Our Price $ 15.40   Retail Value $ 17.50   You Save $ 2.10  (12%)   Item Number 140393   Buy New Item Quantity: 1              2              3              4              5              6              7              8              9              10              11              12              13              14              15              16              17              18              19              20              21              22              23              24              25              26              27              28              29              30              31              32              33              34              35              36              37              38              39              40              41              42              43              44              45              46              47              48              49              50              51              52              53              54              55              56              57              58              59              60              61              62              63              64              65              66              67              68              69              70              71              72              73              74              75              76              77              78              79              80              81              82              83              84              85              86              87              88              89              90              91              92              93              94              95              96              97              98              99              100 ABOUT TRUST ONLINE

	Decipherable complexity  Jun 5, 2007
The authors did a masterful job of working through the complexity of Afghanistan's complex geography, history, economic relationships, religious factions and ethnic diversity. Due to the nature of the subject and the type of indepth analysis which is required, this is a slow read, but is well worth the time spent. Most of the material published since 9/11 on Afghanistan is focused on the Taliban or Al-Qaeda, but the historical trends that allowed both organizations to exist and even thrive for a while is limited. This book helps fill the gaps in the knowledge base.
	The best book you can find about Afghanistan.  Mar 20, 2006
This book is, in my opinion, the best source of information you can find regarding Afghanistan as a whole in the market. The authors laid out the geography and demographics of the country first, in order to establish a solid foundation to the latter chapters. Once you have understood the basics, it gets really easy to grasp the ideas and facts presented afterwards. This is a relatively concise book, yet very informative, well-focused and well-written. The last 200 years of Afghanistan is depicted with a very understandable, fluent language, famous figures are exhibited successfully. The role of foreign factors acted in the politics of Afghanistan was laid out very well. It also covers some of the recent events, e.g. Taliban movement and its collapse. All in all, it gives you a very comprehensive picture of Afghanistan, it is a must-read!
	Afghanistan: Mullah, Marx, And Mujahid  Mar 8, 2006
The 2001 military campaign against the Taliban and al-Qa'ida resulted in unprecedented American interest in Afghanistan, and a plethora of instant experts arose to try to explain the country's volatile history. Magnus (who died in November 2000) and Naby are no instant experts but have expertise and extensive experience in Afghanistan, readily visible in this survey of modern Afghan history. The authors' overview of Afghanistan's complicated geography and demography is organized and well presented, as is their succinct survey of early Afghan history (from 500 BC to 1973 in less than 30 pages)-though one wishes, given the important current role played by former king Zahir Shah, that Magnus and Naby would have told more about his four-decade rule (1933-73). Subsequent history is well narrated and accessible. The authors discuss imperialism without falling into the trap common to Western academics of blaming all of Afghanistan's woes upon foreigners. The analysis has balance and perspective. For example, they address (albeit only in passing) the Pushtun-nationalist rhetoric of successive Afghan governments in the 1950s through 1970s, a critical factor in understanding Pakistan's subsequent decision to back Islamist rather than ethnic nationalist groups in Afghanistan. Likewise, Magnus and Naby's treatment of the rise of the Taliban is well researched and balanced (and fortunately does not subscribe to the oil-company-conspiracy theories peddled by Pakistani author Ahmad Rashid in his well-known 2000 study of the Taliban). There are curious omissions in the narrative, though. Serious discussion of the United States arming of the mujahideen in the 1980s is absent, as is any serious focus on the evolution of the "Afghan Arabs," whose origins are more often than not shrouded in myth rather than reality. Usama bin Ladin is mentioned only in passing. Nevertheless, for those wishing to gain an understanding of the quagmire called Afghanistan, Magnus and Naby's book provides a good start. Middle East Quarterly, Winter 2003
	Not a good book...Hard to read  Nov 18, 2005
I didnt like this book at all.First the authors just waste too much space using too many words and phrases to describe something.Second, the authors dwell too much in describing everything in a political context which is not a bad idea but in their case they just stumble too much without really given a concise and direct approach to whatever they are describing.Sometimes it took me several times to read a paragraph to try to understand what the authors were trying to say.I just cant recommend this book for a subject so difficult.
	Invaluable insights into Afghanistan's political position  May 18, 2002
In Afghanistan: Mullah, Marx, And Mujahid, the late Ralph Magnus drew upon his expertise as coordinator of Middle Eastern Studies at the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California and his experience as a former assistant cultural attache of the American embassy in Kabul, to examine Afghanistan's physical situation, human environment, and modern history, as well as the rise and fall of competing internal forces which at the time included the Taliban as well as the independent regional warlords of the north. The reader is provided with invaluable insights into Afghanistan's political position within the restructured Central Asian region, the ethnic relationships complicating its history and potential for political, economic, and social stability. A new introduction by Eden Naby provides a contextual framework for a reasoned perspective on Afghanistan's past, present and future. Afghanistan remains a valuable, timely, and strongly recommended addition to both academic and community library reference collections.

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