The war for Afghanistan : a very brief history / Thomas Barfield.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barfield, Thomas.

Series:

Princeton Shorts

Standardized Title:

Afghanistan. Selections

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islam and politics--Afghanistan--History.

Islam and politics.

Afghanistan--Politics and government.

Afghanistan.

Afghanistan--History.

Afghanistan--Social conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (62 pages)

Edition:

Princeton Shorts ed.

Place of Publication:

Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2012, c2010.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Afghanistan Enters the Twenty-first Century

About the Author

Related Titles

Notes:

"A Princeton Shorts selection from Afghanistan : a cultural and political history."

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

Contains:

Afghanistan : a cultural and political history.

ISBN:

9786613589545

9781280494314

128049431X

9781400843145

1400843146

OCLC:

852755904