Afghanistan in a Nutshell - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0970290802 ISBN 13: 9780970290809

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The first study aid for news! Afghanistan in a Nutshell is the first in a series of booklets offering simple and comprehensive outlines of worldwide events and people. In the same spirit as Cliffs Notes the 24-page booklet and all forthcoming Nutshell Notes books open with a list of people and policies, the situation "in a nutshell," and pertinent background information.

Learn about the Taliban, Osama bin Laden, Islam, opium production, Afghan women and more in easy-to-read outlines.

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Amanda Roraback traveled throughout the Middle East, China, the former Soviet Union, Cuba and Europe before returning to Los Angeles to work on her Masters degree and PhD in history.

In preparation for her travels, she gathered information about the countries she intended to visit by condensing news stories, bios, and compiling differing viewpoints of the most significant issues.Within a week and a half after the terrorist attacks in September, 2001, more than 300,000 visitors had clicked on "Afghanistan in a Nutshell" inspiring Roraback to print the first book in the new Nutshell Notes series of study aids about various countries.

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First Edition -- September, 2001 Enisen Publishing, 2118 Wilshire Blvd.

Text: Amanda Roraback Maps: Katie Gerber Cover design and layout: C.W. Herlong

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Afghanistan followed the same fate as dozens of formerly Soviet-occupied countries after the collapse of Moscow's Marxist government in 1991. Islamic factions, which had united to expel the Russian occupiers in 1992, began to fight among themselves when it became apparent that post-communist coalition governments could not overcome the deep-rooted ethnic and religious differences of the members. It was in this atmosphere of economic strife and civil war that a fundamentalist band of religious students emerged victorious. By 1996, this group, the Taliban, ruled 90% of the country with a controversial iron hand.

Female employment and education was restricted or banned. Non-religious music, cassette tapes, TV and movies were all banned. Multi-colored signs were prohibited. White socks were forbidden because they were considered a sexual lure and resembled the Taliban's flag. Children could not fly kites, play chess or play with the pigeons since those activities could distract them from their religious studies.

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• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0970290802
• ISBN 13: 9780970290809
• Einband: Taschenbuch
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