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050 _aDS371.4.
_bR37 2009a
100 1 _aRashid, Ahmed.
245 1 0 _aDescent into chaos :
_bthe U.S. and the disaster in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia /
_cAhmed Rashid.
260 _aNew York :
_bPenguin Books,
_c2009.
300 _aLviii, 498 p. :
_bmaps ;
_c22 cm.
500 _aAbstract: 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.
504 _6Includes bibliographical references.
650 0 _aNation-building
_z South Asia.
651 0 _aAfghanistan
_x Politics and government
_y 2001-.
651 0 _aPakistan
_x Politics and government
_y 1988-.
651 0 _aSouth Asia
_x Relations
_z United States.
651 0 _aUnited States
_x Relations
_z South Asia.
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_cMON
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