Descent into chaos : the U.S. and the disaster in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia /
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.
| Main Author: | Rashid, Ahmed. |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Call Number: | DS371.4 .R37 2009 |
| Institution: | Perbadanan Perpustakaan Awam Negeri Perak |
| Library: | Main Library |
| Record Id / ISBN-0: | ppap.52314 / 9780143115571 (pbk.) |
| Online Public Access Catalog: | Perbadanan Perpustakaan Awam Negeri Perak |
| Published: |
New York :
Penguin Books,
c2009.
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction. Imperial overreach and nation building
- Pt. I. 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. II. 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. III. The failure of nation building
- 9. Afghanistan I : economic reconstruction
- 10. Afghanistan II : rebuilding security
- 11. Double-dealing with Islamic extremism : al Queda and the Taliban in Pakistan
- 12. Taliban resurgent : the Taliban return home
- Pt. IV. Descent into chaos
- 13. Al Queda'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. The death of an icon: Pakistan struggles to survive
- 19. Conclusion: A fragile future.