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The war for Afghanistan : a very brief history /
When it invaded Afghanistan in 2001, the United States sought to do something previous foreign powers had never attempted: to create an Afghani state where none existed. More than a decade on, the new regime in Kabul remains plagued by illegitimacy and ineffectiveness. What happened? As Thomas Barfi...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Princeton :
Princeton University Press,
©2010.
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| Edition: | [Princeton Shorts ed.]. |
| Series: | Princeton shorts.
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Full text (Wentworth users only) |
| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | When it invaded Afghanistan in 2001, the United States sought to do something previous foreign powers had never attempted: to create an Afghani state where none existed. More than a decade on, the new regime in Kabul remains plagued by illegitimacy and ineffectiveness. What happened? As Thomas Barfield shows, the history of previous efforts to build governments in Afghanistan does much to explain the difficulties besetting this newest experiment. Princeton Shorts are brief selections taken from influential Princeton University Press books and produced exclusively in ebook format. Providing unmatched insight into important contemporary issues or timeless passages from classic works of the past, Princeton Shorts enable you to be an instant expert in a world where information is everywhere but quality is at a premium. |
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| Item Description: | "A Princeton Shorts selection from Afghanistan: a cultural and political history."--Page 2 of cover. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781400843145 1400843146 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | PDF title page (Ebscohost; viewed on May 25, 2012). |