The Taliban's Virtual Emirate - by Neil Krishan Aggarwal (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><p>Applying cutting-edge psychiatric theories to an analysis of online Taliban literature in four languages, Aggarwal depicts the organization's appeal and worldview. Aggarwal focuses on the Taliban's creation of culture, showing how the Taliban categorizes all Muslims as members and all non-Muslims as outsiders; how they convince Muslims of the need for violence; and how they apply the insider/outside dichotomy to foreign policy. By isolating these themes, Aggarwal helps us craft better counter-messaging strategies.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Applying cutting-edge psychiatric theories to an analysis of online Taliban literature in four languages, Neil Krishan Aggarwal constructs a game-changing narrative of the organization's broad appeal and worldview. <p/>Aggarwal, a cultural psychiatrist, focuses on the Taliban's creation of culture, evoking religion in Arabic and English writings, nationalism in Dari sources, and regionalism in Urdu texts. The group also promotes a specific form of argumentation, citing religious scriptures in Arabic works, canonical poets in Dari and Urdu writings, and scholars and journalists in English publications. Aggarwal shows how the Taliban categorize all Muslims as members and all non-Muslims as outsiders; how they convince Muslims of the need for violence; and how they apply the insider/outsider dichotomy to foreign policy. By understanding these themes, Aggarwal argues, we can craft better countermessaging strategies.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>The book's concise account of Taliban's group and virtual identity successfully develops a new method of inquiry into militant groups and their online propaganda campaigns.--South Asia Research<br><br>Aggarwal demonstrates an accurate understanding of the Islamic and Afghani cultural contexts. Hismethod of inquiry is rigorous and reproducible.--American Journal of Psychiatry<br><br>Aggarwal has a detailed understanding of the group, the culture, and their use of language. The scientific research presented when discussing psychological concepts is accurate and wholly representable and (more importantly) relevant and interesting to the discussions.--Neil D. Shortland, Center for Terrorism and Security Studies, University of Massachusetts, Lowell<br><br>Aggarwal, who is trained in cultural psychology, demonstrates how to conduct systematic discourse analysis and wed this to leadership analysis. The <i>Taliban's Virtual Emirate</i> will be seen as essential reading for both practitioners and academic analysts.--Jerrold M. Post, author of <i>The Mind of a Terrorist: The Psychology of Terrorism from the IRA to al-Qaeda</i><br><br>It is difficult to overstate the importance of <i>The Taliban's Virtual Emirate</i>, which provides a comprehensive and intelligent analysis of the use of the virtual space by one of the more successful and violent contemporary ideological movements. Scholars, practitioners, and others who are interested in the new ways militant groups shape their communities' and other constituencies' perceptions and understanding of the political reality should read this book.--Arie Perliger, director of Terrorism Studies at the Combating Terrorism Center at the U.S. Military Academy, and author of <i>Middle Eastern Terrorism</i><br><br>Nothing less than astonishing--<i>The Taliban's Virtual Emirate</i> is a blueprint for how to do cultural analysis of terrorist/insurgent activity online. The depth of what's on offer here should only spur more academics to figure out how they too can do work like this.--John G. Horgan, author of <i>The Psychology of Terrorism</i><br><br>This remarkable study brings to bear Aggarwal's broad knowledge of South Asian and Middle Eastern languages and cultures and the conceptual frameworks of cultural psychiatry to examine the discourse and rhetoric of the Taliban. The insights will help all concerned to understand the religious idoleogies and aspirations that fuel some of the central conflicts of our time.--Laurence J. Kirmayer, McGill University<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Neil Krishan Aggarwal is an assistant professor of clinical psychiatry at Columbia University, a cultural psychiatrist in private practice, and a research psychiatrist at the New York State Psychiatric Institute. He is also the author of the Columbia University Press title <i>Mental Health in the War on Terror: Culture, Science, and Statecraft</i> (2015).
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