Ghosts of Afghanistan : hard truths and foreign myths / Jonathan Steele.
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TextLanguage: Publication details: Berkeley, California : Counter Point, c2011.Description: 437 p. : map ; 24 cmISBN: - 9781582437873
- 1582437874
- DS371.2. S84
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Monograph
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Afghanistan Centre at Kabul University | DS371.2.S84 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 3ACKU000356658 |
“Includes bibliography”—(p. 421-423).
Contents: thirteen myths about Afghanistan (p. 1)—Chronology (p. 3)—Dramatis personae (p. 5)—Anatomy of Afghan society (9)—A map of Afghanistan (p. 11)—Introduction (p. 13)—1. Where are we now? (p. 19)—2. The Soviet invasion (p. 59)—3. The Gorbachev effect (p. 93)—4. Reconciliation fails (p. 131)—5. Mujahedin disaster (p. 151)—6. Taliban takeover (p. 161)—7. Taliban toppled (p. 215)—8. Who killed Asaq? (p. 241)—9. Back to the warlords (p. 255)—10. Taliban resurgent (p. 283)—11. Obama and Karzai : the ODD couple (P. 311)—12. Talking to the Taliban : how the war ends (p. 329)—13. The girl with the missing nose (p. 361)—14. A dangerous neighborhood (p. 379)—Conclusion : the way forward (p. 391)—Acknowledgments (p. 399)—Notes (p. 401)—Bibliography (p. 421).
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