The Afghanistan conflict and Australia's role / edited by Amin Saikal.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Saikal, Amin, editor.

Series:

MUP Islamic studies series.

Islamic Studies Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Afghanistan--Foreign relations.

Afghanistan.

Australia--Foreign relations--Afghanistan.

Australia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 210 pages) : illustrations, maps.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Carlton, Victoria : Melbourne University Press, 2011.

Summary:

A decade after the US-led invasion of Afghanistan in October 2001, the country continues to face a growing insurgency and crises of governance. The Afghanistan Conflict and Australia's Role tackles a number of critical dimensions-politics, society, military, and reconstruction-of this conflict from a range of perspectives. This book unpacks the nature and complexity of the conflict at national and international levels. It makes a critical assessment of the performance of President Hamid Karzai and his government, and the efforts made by the international community, the US and its NATO and non-NATO allies in particular, to stabilise, rebuild and secure Afghanistan as a viable state. In addition, it examines critically the role played by Australia in the conflict. The conclusions are far-reaching, with relevance to anyone interested in the interconnectedness of many contemporary issues-governance, democratisation, development, the role of the media, and counterinsurgency.

Contents:

Intro

Half title

MUP ISLAMIC STUDIES SERIES

Title page

Contents

Notes on Contributors

List of Abbreviations

Preface and Acknowledgements

Introduction

Part I

A State in Limbo

Part II

State, Islam, Ethnicity and Insurgency in Afghanistan

Mismatching Means and Ends: Strategic Failure in Afghanistan

Part III

Reconstruction: A Critical Assessment

The New City of Kabul: Sustainable Peace and Growth Through Greater Kabul

Part IV

The Afghan People: Forgotten and Frustrated

Prospects for Women: Gender and Social Justice

Part V

Australia's Political and Military Objectives1

Curiously Incurious: The Australian Media, the Australian Military and Afghanistan

Public Opinion, Public Affairs and the ADF's war in Afghanistan

Conclusion

Imprint.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780522860764

0522860761

OCLC:

712141649