Taliban [Unabridged] [Audio Cassette]

Ahmed Rashid (Author), Nadia May (Narrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 2002

Correspondent Ahmed Rashid brings the shadowy world of the Taliban, the world’s most extreme and radical Islamic organization, into sharp focus in this enormously insightful book. He offers the only authoritative account of the Taliban available to English language readers, explaining the Taliban’s rise to power, its impact on Afghanistan and the region, its role in oil and gas company decisions, and the effects of changing American attitudes toward the Taliban. He also describes the new face of Islamic fundamentalism and explains why Afghanistan has become the world center for international terrorism.

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"An excellent political and historical account of the movement’s rise to power." -- Katha Pollitt, Nation

Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks; Unabridged edition (June 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786122110
• ISBN-13: 978-0786122110
• Product Dimensions: 6.4 x 4.2 x 2.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,767,920 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Ahmed Rashid's "Taliban," reviewed, July 2, 2004

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Adrienne Shirley "akhmat" (Hartsdale, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Taliban (Audio Cassette)

I cannot review the audio cassette, but I have read the book version, which I recommended highly to my father. Because of macular degeneration, however, it is hard for him to read, so I was happy to find this audio cassette version of the book.
I am someone who knows virtually nothing about Central Asia and Afghanistan, and just a slight bit more about the Middle East. I found Rashid to be a superb journalist and writer, with a real ability to communicate the immense difficulties that face the Afghanis at this point. Although the subject matter was chronically sad, the book was excellent.