Research Catalog

Title

Afghanistan : graveyard of empires : a new history of the borderlands / David Isby.

Author

Isby, David C.

Publication

New York : Pegasus Books, 2010.

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Details

Description

xxii, 440 p. : map; 24 cm.

Summary

Veteran defense analyst and Afghanistan expert David Isby provides an insightful and meticulously researched look at the current situation in Afghanistan, its history, and what he believes must be done so that the US-NATO coalition can succeed in one of the poorest countries in the world, rife with divisions that dwarf current schisms in Iraq, led by warlords who fight over control of the drug trade as much as they do over religion. After seven years and billions of dollars, the task of implementing an effective US policy and cementing Afghani rule is hampered by what Isby sees as separate but overlapping conflicts between terrorism, narcotics, and regional rivalries, each requiring different strategies to resolve. Pulling these various threads together will be the challenge for the Obama administration, yet it is a challenge that can be met.--From publisher description.

Alternative Title

Graveyard of empires : a new history of the borderlands.

Subject

• Afghanistan > History > 2001-2021
• Afghanistan > Politics and government > 2001-2021
• Afghanistan > History > 1989-2001

Note

• Subtitle on dust jacket is : Gravehard of empires : a new history of the borderland.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 403-434) and index.

Call Number

JFE 10-4451

ISBN

• 160598082X (hardcover)
• 9781605980829 (hardcover)

OCLC

317919816

Author

Isby, David C.

Title

Afghanistan : graveyard of empires : a new history of the borderlands / David Isby.

Imprint

New York : Pegasus Books, 2010.

Edition

1st Pegasus Books ed.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (p. 403-434) and index.

Research Call Number

JFE 10-4451