Islam and Resistance in Afghanistan (Cambridge Middle East Library)

Product Description In this newly updated edition, Olivier Roy expands his penetrating study of the history, ideology and structures of the Afghan resistance movement to mid-1989. He examines the evolution of the military and political situation inside Afghanistan during the last years of the Soviet presence and discusses relations between the Afghan resistance and the Islamic fundamentalist movements. The situation created by the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan is also explored and in a new conclusion Professor Roy assesses to what extent the war has altered the traditional fabric of Afghan society. Review "Roy, a French anthropologist who has made annual trips to Afghanistan since the 1980 Soviet invasion, blends the knowledge of the specialist with the timely information of the traveler to produce a brilliant and very important study of the Mujahidin." Orbis "Olivier Roy...mixes the knowledge of the specialist with the timely information of the traveler, and the combination is extremely impressive. Islam and Resistance in Afghanistan...explains the context of the mujahidin and the factors that will decide their fate." Daniel Pipes, The Wall Street Journal "This is a welcome English translation of the book published in 1985 by the foremost French 'Afghanologist' Olivier Roy. It provides a penetrating and very detailed analysis of the Afghan struggle...The English version is clear and reads well..." Asian Affairs Book Description This history of the Afghan resistance movement has been expanded and updated to mid 1989 to include its evolution over the last years of Soviet occupation as well as its relations with Islamic fundamentalist movements. About the Author Olivier Roy is Professor at EHESS, the School of Advanced Studies in Social Sciences, in Paris. Among his books are "The Failure of Political Islam and Globalized Islam: The Search for a New Ummah".