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Descent into Chaos; The United States and the Failure of Nation Building in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia
by Ahmed Rashid
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0670019704
- ISBN 13
- 9780670019700
- Seller
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WINFIELD, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Viking Press, 2008 Viking Press, New York. 2008. Hardcover. Stated First Edition/First Printing by line number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; bumping to head and tail. DJ: Near Fine; NOT price clipped; bumping of cover at head and tail. Red boards with black overlay on spine with bright gilt lettering on spine. 484 pp 8vo. A Pakistani reporter gives his views on the chaos of Central Asia. His conclusions are devastating and deeply critical of current US Foreign Policy. He covers the relationship between Pakistan and the Taliban and the resurgence of the opium trade. Pakistan with nuclear programs is unstable, the Taliban is resurging, and al Qaeda is stronger than ever and the US refusal to accept its responsibility for statecraft and nation building and its utter failure to understand the region. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.
Synopsis
After September 11th , Ahmed Rashid's crucial book Taliban introduced American readers to that now notorious regime. In this new work, he returns to Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia to review the catastrophic aftermath of America's failed war on terror. Called "Pakistan's best and bravest reporter" by Christopher Hitchens, Rashid has shown himself to be a voice of reason amid the chaos of present-day Central Asia. Descent Into Chaos is his blistering critique of American policy-a dire warning and an impassioned call to correct these disasterous strategies before these failing states threaten global stability and bring devastation to our world.
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- Bookseller
- Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005270
- Title
- Descent into Chaos; The United States and the Failure of Nation Building in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia
- Author
- Ahmed Rashid
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0670019704
- ISBN 13
- 9780670019700
- Publisher
- Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 2008
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Pakistan, statecraft, US foreign policy, Central Asia, Afghanistan, Taliban, al Qaeda, nuclear arms, nation building, terrorism, failed states, War on Terrorism, opium trade, nation building
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Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
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WINFIELD, Kansas
About Walnut Valley Books/Books by White
Walnut Valley Books is a small independent home-based business with the bulk of my holdings being of an American military nature covering everything from the Revolutionary War to the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also have holdings of books on the Middle East, the southwestern United States (New Mexico especially, Kansas related titles, Oklahoma related titles, and other regionally specialized books. All of my holdings are hand-selected to be good quality books of interest to the reader, historian, or the collector. In addition to the above, you will also find a wide range of other topics such as Medical, US History, autobiographical, biographical, sports, women's studies, and many other eclectic topics.
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