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Warlord survival : the delusion of state building in Afghanistan / Romain Malejacq.
LIBRA JQ1763.5.P65 M35 2019
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Malejacq, Romain, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Warlordism--Afghanistan--History.
- Warlordism.
- Warlordism and international relations--Afghanistan.
- Warlordism and international relations.
- Nation-building--Afghanistan.
- Nation-building.
- Political culture--Afghanistan.
- Political culture.
- History.
- Afghanistan--Politics and government--1989-2001.
- Afghanistan.
- Politics and government.
- Afghanistan--Politics and government--2001-2021.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- x, 239 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Ithaca, New York : Cornell University Press, 2019.
- Summary:
- "Explains how warlords survive and even thrive in contexts that are explicitly set up to undermine them"-- Provided by publisher.
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Malejacq, Romain, 1983- Warlord survival.
- ISBN:
- 9781501746420
- 1501746421
- OCLC:
- 1090696945
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