The Fragmentation of Afghanistan: State Formation and Collapse in the International System - Brossura

Rubin, Barnett R.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0300095198 ISBN 13: 9780300095197

Casa editrice: Yale Univ Pr, 2002

Riassunto

This book examines Afghan society in conflict, from the 1978 communist coup to the tall of Najibullah, the Last Soviet-installed president, in 1992. This edition, newly revised by the author, reflects developments since then and includes material on the Taliban and Usama bin Laden. It is a book that now seems remarkably prescient.
Drawing on two decades of research, Barnett R. Rubin, a leading expert on Afghanistan, provides a fascinating account of the nature of the old regime, the rise and fall of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan, and the troubled mujahidin resistance. He relates all these phenomena to international actors, showing how the interaction of U.S. policy and Pakistani and Saudi Arabian interests has helped to create the challenges of today. Rubin puts into context the continuing turmoil in Afghanistan and offers readers a coherent historical explanation for the country's social and political fragmentation.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Barnett R. Rubin is professor of political science and director of studies and Senior Fellow at the Center on International Cooperation at New York University.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Yale Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0300095198
• ISBN 13: 9780300095197
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 378
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile