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Proxy war in Afghanistan : the politics of state-wrecking / Abbas Farasoo.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Farasoo, Abbas (Dr), author.
- Series:
- New Approaches to Conflict Analysis Series
- New approaches to conflict analysis
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Proxy war--Afghanistan.
- Proxy war.
- Afghanistan--History--2001-2021.
- Afghanistan.
- Pakistan--Foreign relations--Afghanistan.
- Pakistan.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : digital file(s).
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Manchester, UK : Manchester University Press, 2025.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- data file
- Biography/History:
- Abbas Farasoo is a researcher at La Trobe University.
- Summary:
- This book is about proxy war and the politics of state-wrecking in Afghanistan and examines how proxy war undermined the US-led state-building project in Afghanistan.
- Contents:
- Introduction - 1. Proxy wars and target states
- 2. The complex context of proxy war in Afghanistan
- 3. Pakistan-Taliban relations from 2001 to 2014
- 4. The politics and procedure of violence in proxy war
- 5. Challenges to the state's territorial control
- 6. Proxy war diplomacy and political bargaining
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-5261-8486-9
- 1-5261-8488-5
- OCLC:
- 1522808563
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