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Warlord survival : the delusion of state building in Afghanistan

Title
Warlord survival : the delusion of state building in Afghanistan / Romain Malejacq.
Author
Malejacq, Romain
Publication
Ithaca, New York : Cornell University Press, 2019.

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Description
x, 239 pages; 24 cm
Summary
"Explains how warlords survive and even thrive in contexts that are explicitly set up to undermine them"--
Subject
  • Since 1989
  • Warlordism > Afghanistan > History
  • Warlordism and international relations > Afghanistan
  • Nation-building > Afghanistan
  • Political culture > Afghanistan
  • Nation-building
  • Political culture
  • Politics and government
  • Warlordism
  • Warlordism and international relations
  • Afghanistan > Politics and government > 1989-2001
  • Afghanistan > Politics and government > 2001-2021
  • Afghanistan
Genre/Form
History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Warlords, states, and political orders -- The game of survival -- Ismail Khan, the armed notable of Western Afghanistan -- Dostum, the ethnic entrepreneur -- Massoud and Fahim, mujahideen and violent entrepreneur.
Call Number
JFE 20-4361
ISBN
  • 9781501746420
  • 1501746421
LCCN
2019012612
OCLC
1090696945
Author
Malejacq, Romain, author.
Title
Warlord survival : the delusion of state building in Afghanistan / Romain Malejacq.
Publisher
Ithaca, New York : Cornell University Press, 2019.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Chronological Term
Since 1989
Other Form:
Online version: Malejacq, Romain, 1983- Warlord survival. Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2019 9781501746437 (DLC) 2019014502
Research Call Number
JFE 20-4361
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