by Ahmed Rashid · PENINSULA · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788483074701
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«Los Talibán» is Ahmed Rashid's historical essay on the Taliban movement and the new «Great Game» in Central Asia, published by Península in paperback (460 pages, in Spanish).
The work analyses the rise of the Taliban in Afghanistan, their radical Islamic ideology and the imposition of their regime in a country devastated by civil war. Rashid also examines the role of Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Iran and the United States, as well as the struggle over oil and geopolitical interests in Central Asia, and the consequences of the attacks of 11 September 2001.
The book, published in 2003 with a new introduction by the author after the attacks of 11 September 2001, describes the historical context of the «Great Game» between the British and Russians in the region.
Recommended for readers interested in contemporary history, Central Asian geopolitics and the rise of radical Islamism.
