Descent into chaos : how the war against Islamic extremism is being lost in Pakistan, Afghanistan and central Asia
Rashid, Ahmed2008
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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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Author:
Imprint:
London : Allen Lane, 2008.
Collation:
lviii, 484 p. : maps ; 25 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 457-461) and index.
ISBN:
9780713998436 (hbk)
Dewey class:
320.557095320.557095491320.557095491320.5'57320.557
Local class:
320.557095491
Language:
English
Subject:
Islamic fundamentalism -- PakistanIslamic fundamentalism -- AfghanistanIslamic fundamentalism -- Asia, CentralTerrorism -- PakistanTerrorism -- AfghanistanTerrorism -- Asia, CentralPakistan -- Politics and government -- 1988-Afghanistan -- Politics and government -- 2001-Asia, Central -- Politics and government -- 1991-Politics and Government
BRN:
567128