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Unholy wars : Afghanistan, America, and international terrorism / John K. Cooley

Author
Cooley, John K., 1927-2008
Published
London ; Sterling, Va. : Pluto Press, 2002.
Edition
3rd ed.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xx, 268 pages) : maps
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Contents
Carter and Brezhnev in the Valley of Decision -- Anwar al-Sadat -- Zia al-Haq -- Deng Xiaoping -- Recruiters, trainers, trainees and assorted spooks -- Donors, bankers and profiteers -- Poppy fields, killing fields and druglords -- Russia: bitter aftertaste and reluctant return -- The contagion spreads: Egypt and the Maghreb -- More contagion: the Philippines -- The contagion spreads: the assault on America -- Epilogue.
Summary
To oppose the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979, the US formed an anti-communist alliance with militant Islamic forces in Central Asia. This book provides an account of this alliance and how it backfired with the events of September 11.
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ISBN
9781849641777 (electronic bk.)
1849641773 (electronic bk.)
0745319181
9780745319186
0745319173
9780745319179
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Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-242) and index.
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