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020			_a9780143115571
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082			_a954.9105 RAS 2009
100			_aRashid, Ahmed. _eauthor.
245		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			_a498 p. : _bmaps ; _c22 cm.
500			_a"With a new final chapter" -- Front cover.
500			_aOriginally published by Viking Penguin in 2008.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505			_a 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			_aExamines 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			_aAfghanistan _xPolitics and government _y2001-
651			_aPakistan _xPolitics and government _y1988-
651			_aSouth Asia _xRelations _zUnited States.
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