Decent into chaos: how to war against Islamic extremism is being lost in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Central Asia (Record no. 219046)
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International Standard Book Number | 9781846141751 |
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Classification number | 303.66 RAS |
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Personal name | Rashid, Ahmed |
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Title | Decent into chaos: how to war against Islamic extremism is being lost in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Central Asia |
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Place of publication, distribution, etc. | London |
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Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Allen Lane |
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Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2008 |
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Extent | 484p. |
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Price amount | 495 |
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Unit of pricing | RS |
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Summary, etc. | Since 9/11, the war in Afghanistan and the invasion of Iraq, the West has been fighting a ‘War on Terror’, through force and through the building of new societies in the region. In this clear and devastating account, with unparalleled access and intimate knowledge of the political players, Descent into Chaos chronicles our failure.<br/>Having reported from central Asia for a quarter of a century, Ahmed Rashid shows clearly why the war in Iraq is just a sideshow to the main event. Rather, it is Pakistan, Afghanistan, and the five Central Asian states that make up the crisis zone, for it is here that terrorism and Islamic extremism are growing stronger.<br/>Documenting with precision how intimately linked Pakistan is with the Taliban and other extremist movements, while remaining the US’s main ally in the region, Rashid brings into focus the role of many regional issues in supporting extremism, from nuclear programmes to local rivalries, ineffectual peace-keeping to tyrannical rulers. For Rashid, at the heart of the failure in Iraq is the US’s refusal to accept the need to build nations.<br/>Ambitious and urgent, analyzing events, policies and personalities across the largest landmass in the world, Descent into Chaos chronicles with chilling accuracy why Islamic extremism is now stronger than ever. |
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Topical term or geographic name entry element | Terrorism |
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Not Missing | Not Damaged | Gandhi Smriti Library | Gandhi Smriti Library | 2020-02-08 | 495.00 | 303.66 RAS | 134904 | 2020-02-08 | 495.00 | 2020-02-08 | Books |