Descent into chaos : (Record no. 21244)
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| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780143115571 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Transcribing agency | DLC |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 954.9105 RAS 2009 |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Rashid, Ahmed. |
| Relator term | author. |
| 245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Descent into chaos : |
| Remainder of title | the U.S. and the disaster in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Ahmed Rashid. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | New York : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Penguin Books, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2009. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 498 p. : |
| Other physical details | maps ; |
| Dimensions | 22 cm. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | "With a new final chapter" -- Front cover. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Originally published by Viking Penguin in 2008. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc. note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Introduction. Imperial overreach and nation building -- Pt. I. 9/11 and war -- 1. A man with a mission : the unending conflict in Afghanistan -- 2. "The U.S. will act like a wounded bear" : Pakistan's long search for its soul -- 3. The chief executive's schizophrenia : Pakistan, the United Nations, and the United States before 9/11 -- 4. Attack! : retaliation and invasion -- 5. The search for a settlement : Afghanistan and Pakistan at odds -- Pt. II. The politics of the post-9/11 world -- 6. A nuclear state of mind : India, Pakistan, and the war of permanent instability -- 7. The one-billion-dollar warlords : the war within Afghanistan -- 8. Musharraf's lost moment : political expediency and authoritarian rule -- Pt. III. The failure of nation building -- 9. Afghanistan I : economic reconstruction -- 10. Afghanistan II : rebuilding security -- 11. Double-dealing with Islamic extremism : al Queda and the Taliban in Pakistan -- 12. Taliban resurgent : the Taliban return home -- Pt. IV. Descent into chaos -- 13. Al Queda's bolt-hole : Pakistan's tribal areas -- 14. America shows the way : the disappeared and the rendered -- 15. Drugs and thugs : opium fuels the insurgency -- 16. Who lost Uzbekistan? : tyranny in Central Asia -- 17. The Taliban offensive : battling for control of Afghanistan, 2006-2007 -- 18. The death of an icon: Pakistan struggles to survive -- 19. Conclusion: A fragile future. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | 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. |
| 651 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME | |
| Geographic name | Afghanistan |
| General subdivision | Politics and government |
| Chronological subdivision | 2001- |
| 651 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME | |
| Geographic name | Pakistan |
| General subdivision | Politics and government |
| Chronological subdivision | 1988- |
| 651 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME | |
| Geographic name | South Asia |
| General subdivision | Relations |
| Geographic subdivision | United States. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | |
| Koha item type | BUKU |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Cost, normal purchase price | Total Checkouts | Barcode | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Pusat Sumber Pendidikan IABI | Pusat Sumber Pendidikan IABI | 05/03/2021 | 74.51 | 0000021236 | 05/03/2021 | 05/03/2021 | BUKU |
