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Little America

By Rajiv Chandrasekaran

Little America Social Sciences

Little America

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A New York Times Notable Book The author of the acclaimed bestseller and National Book Award finalist, Imperial Life in the Emerald City, tells the startling, behind-the-scenes story of the US's political and military misadventure in Afghanistan. In this meticulously reported and illuminating book, Rajiv Chandrasekaran focuses on southern Afghanistan in the year of President Obama's surge, and reveals the epic tug of war that occurred between the president and a military that increasingly went its own way. The profound ramifications this political battle had on the region and the world are laid bare through a cast of fascinating characters-disillusioned and inept diplomats, frustrated soldiers, headstrong officers-who played a part in the process of pumping American money and soldiers into Afghan nation-building. What emerges in Little America is a detailed picture of unsavory compromise-warlords who were to be marginalized suddenly embraced, the Karzai family transformed from foe to friend, fighting corruption no longer a top priority-and a venture that became politically, financially, and strategically unsustainable. Also: A Washington Post Notable Book A St. Louis Post-Dispatch Best Book of the Year
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
418
Release Date:
2013-03-12
Publication Date:
2013-03-12
Publisher:
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0307947041
ISBN13:
9780307947048
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
464 g
Height:
132 cm
Width:
203 cm
Thickness:
23 cm
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