Descent into chaos the US and the failure of nation building in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia

Summary: Rashid examines the region and the corridors of power in Washington and Europe to see how the promised nation building in these countries has progressed. His conclusions are devastating: an unstable and nuclear-armed Pakistan, a renewed al Qaeda profiting from a booming opium trade, and a Taliban resurgence and reconquest. While Iraq continues to attract most of American media and military might, Rashid argues that Pakistan and Afghanistan are where the conflict will finally be played out and that these failing states pose a graver threat to global security than the Middle East.--From publisher description.

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ISBN: 9781436223638 (electronic bk. : Adobe Digital Editions)
ISBN: 1436223636 (electronic bk. : Adobe Digital Editions)
ISBN: 9781440631047 (electronic bk. : Adobe Digital Editions)
ISBN: 1440631042 (electronic bk. : Adobe Digital Editions)
ISBN: 9781436223669 (electronic bk. : Mobipocket Reader)
ISBN: 1436223660 (electronic bk. : Mobipocket Reader)
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lviii, 484 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Publisher: New York : Viking, 2008.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 457-461) and index.
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