Islam and Resistance in Afghanistan

In this new edition, Olivier Roy expands his penetrating study of the history, ideology and structures of the Afghan resistance movement to mid-1989.

In this new 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 movement. 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.

Acknowledgements
Maps
Introduction
1. State and society in Afghanistan
2. Islam in Afghanistan
3. The origins of Afghan fundamentalism and popular movements up to 1947
4. The Islamist movement up to 1978
5. The communist reforms and the repression, 1978-9
6. The uprisings, 1978-9
7. The establishments of political parties
8. The development of the parties between 1980 and 1984
9. The role of the Shi'a in the resistance
10. Society and the war
11. From freedom fighter to guerilla
12. Military operations
13. The conflict from 1986 to the Soviet withdrawal
14. Cultural patterns and changes in society: an assessment
15. Afghan politics and the outside world
Appendices
Chronological table
Notes
Bibliography
Index.