Description
Book SynopsisA classic book on the history of the USA's involvement with Afghanistan
Trade Review'Lucid, detailed, well-organised and superbly researched, Unholy Wars is the only book to place Islamic militancy in the context created not just by desperately poor, hopelessly mismanaged, corrupt and oppressive societies, but also by great powers like the United States. A masterpiece of reportorial thoroughness, painstaking research, and serious reflection' -- Edward W. Said
Table of ContentsAcknowledgements
New Introduction
1. Carter and Brezhnev in the Valley of Decision
2. Anwar al-Sadat
3. Zia al-Haq
4. Deng Xiaoping
5. Recruiters, Trainers, Trainees and Assorted Spooks
6. Donors, Bankers and Profiteers
7. Poppy Fields, Killing Fields and Druglords
8. Russia: Bitter Aftertaste and Reluctant Return
9. The Contagion Spreads: 1 – Egypt and the Maghreb
10. More Contagion: The Philippines
11 The Contagion Spreads: 2 – The Assault on America
Epilogue: The Globalisation of Violence
Notes
Index
