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Afghanistan's Endless War
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Description
Beginning with the reasons behind Afghanistan's inability to forge a strong state -- its myriad cleavages along ethnic, religious, social, and geographical fault lines -- Goodson then examines the devastating course of the war itself. He charts its utter destruction of the country, from the deaths of more than 2 million Afghans and the dispersal of some six million others as refugees to the complete collapse of its economy, which today has been replaced by monoagriculture in opium poppies and heroin production. The Taliban, some of whose leaders Goodson interviewed as recently as 1997, have controlled roughly 80 percent of the country but themselves have shown increasing discord along ethnic and political lines.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
279
Release Date:
2001-08-01
Publication Date:
2001-08-01
Publisher:
University of Washington Press
Languages:
Original:
English
ISBN10:
0295980508
ISBN13:
9780295980508
Weight:
381 g
Height:
137 cm
Width:
213 cm
Thickness:
17 cm
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The items bear minimal signs of past use, such as light scratches or memories in the form of markings. These signs of wear give the items a charming character and tell stories of their previous owners, while not affecting their functionality.
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