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An edition of Descent into chaos (2008)

Descent into chaos

how the war against Islamic extremism is being lost in Pakistan, Afghanistan and central Asia

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'Descent Into Chaos' is an eye-opening account of the region where the next wave of Islamic terror is being born. Rashid gives a clear and devastating analysis of how the US has failed to bring peace in central Asia, and how that failure is coming back to haunt us.

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Allen Lane
Language
English
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484

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Subjects

Politics and government, Relations, New York Times reviewed, Afghanistan, politics and government, Pakistan, politics and government, South asia, foreign relations, United states, foreign relations, asia, Islamic fundamentalism, Außenpolitik, Nationenbildung, Internationaler Terrorismus, Elfter September, Internationale Politik, Afghanistankrieg, Terrorism, Asia, central, politics and government

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United States, Afghanistan, Pakistan, South Asia

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2001-, 1988-

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Descent into chaos: the U.S. and the disaster in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia
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Table of Contents

Countries and Cities of Central Asia --
Ethnic Distribution Within Pakistan and Afghanistan --
Afghan Provinces and Federally Administered Tribal Areas --
NATO Deployment and Provincial Reconstruction Team Locations in Afghanistan, 2007 --
Opium Poppy Cultivation in Afghanistan, 2007 --
Military Offensives Launched by the Taliban in Pakistan and Afghanistan, 2007-2008 --
Imperial Overreach and Nation Building -- -- Pt. 1.
9/11 and War -- -- 1.
A Man With a Mission: The Unending Conflict in Afghanistan -- -- 2.
"The U.S. Will Act Like a Wounded Bear": Pakistan's Long Search for Its Soul -- -- 3.
The Chief Executive's Schizophrenia: Pakistan, the United Nations, and the United States Before 9/11 -- -- 4.
Attack!: Retaliation and Invasion -- -- 5.
The Search for a Settlement: Afghanistan and Pakistan at Odds -- -- Pt. 2.
The Politics of the Post-9/11 World -- -- 6.
A Nuclear State of Mind: India, Pakistan, and the War of Permanent Instability -- -- 7.
The One-Billion-Dollar Warlords: The War Within Afghanistan -- -- 8.
Musharraf's Lost Moment: Political Expediency and Authoritarian Rule -- -- Pt. 3.
The Failure of Nation Building -- -- 9.
Afghanistan I: Economic Reconstruction -- -- 10.
Afghanistan II: Rebuilding Security -- -- 11.
Double-Dealing With Islamic Extremism: Al Qaeda and the Taliban in Pakistan -- -- 12.
Taliban Resurgent: The Taliban Return Home -- -- Pt. 4.
Descent into Chaos -- -- 13.
Al Qaeda's Bolt-Hole: Pakistan's Tribal Areas -- -- 14.
America Shows the Way: The Disappeared and the Rendered -- -- 15.
Drugs and Thugs: Opium Fuels the Insurgency -- -- 16.
Who Lost Uzbekistan?: Tyranny in Central Asia -- -- 17.
The Taliban Offensive: Battling for Control of Afghanistan, 2006-2007 -- -- 18.
Conclusion: The Death of an Icon and a Fragile Future.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Dewey Decimal Class
320.557095491
Library of Congress
BP63.A34 R37 2008, BP63.A34

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Pagination
lviii, 484 pages
Number of pages
484

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OL32092742M
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descentintochaos0000rash_n2p5
ISBN 10
0713998431, 1846141753
ISBN 13
9780713998436, 9781846141751
OCLC/WorldCat
222157220
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Examines how the failure of the nation building policies of the United States have contributed to increased instability in both Pakistan and Afghanistan, a result which represents the greatest threat to peace and security in the global community.

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