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Descent into Chaos

The U. S. and the Disaster in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia

Descent into Chaos( )
Author: Rashid, Ahmed
ISBN:978-0-14-311557-1
Publication Date:Apr 2009
Publisher:Penguin Publishing Group
Imprint:Penguin Books
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $24.00
Book Description:

The classic account of America's experience in Afghanistan, explaining the rise of the Taliban in the aftermath of America's failed war on terrorism--essential reading to understand the collapse in Afghanistan today. "[A] brilliant and passionate book."--The New York Review of Books A blistering critique of American policy--a dire and prescient warning predicting how our disastrous strategies in Central Asia's failing states threaten global...
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Book Details
Pages:560
Detailed Subjects: Political Science / World / Asian
Political Science / International Relations / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):5.52 x 8.38 x 1.2 Inches
Book Weight:1.121 Pounds
Author Biography
Rashid, Ahmed (Author)
Pakistani journalist and bestselling author Ahmed Rashid was born in Rawalpindi in 1948. He was educated at Malvern College in England, Government College in Lahore, and Fitzwilliam College in Cambridge. He works as a correspondent for the Far Eastern Economic Review and the Daily Telegraph and writes for the Wall Street Journal, The Nation, and academic journals. His titles include Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia, Jihad: The Rise of Militant Islam in Central Asia, and Descent into Chaos.

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