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The Taliban courts in Afghanistan : waging war by law / Adam Baczko ; translated by Henry W. Randolph.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Baczko, Adam, author.
- Series:
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford scholarship online
- Standardized Title:
- Guerre par le droit. English
- Language:
- English
- French
- Subjects (All):
- Justice, Administration of--Afghanistan.
- Justice, Administration of.
- Islamic courts--Afghanistan.
- Islamic courts.
- Taliban.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (321 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023.
- Summary:
- How did the Taliban gain the trust of the Afghan population through decades of conflict? How did they put themselves in a position to regulate social relations? And with what consequences for Afghan society? This book explores how the Taliban used the law as a resource in its conflict with militarily and technologically superior Western armies.
- Notes:
- Translated from the French.
- This edition also issued in print: 2023.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on October 17, 2023).
- ISBN:
- 0-19-889681-6
- 0-19-199838-9
- 0-19-889680-8
- OCLC:
- 1404077809
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