Descent into chaos : the US and the failure of nation building in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia /

Rashid, Ahmed.

Descent into chaos : the US and the failure of nation building in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia / Ahmed Rashid. - New York : Viking, 2008. - lviii, 484 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 457-461) and index.

9780670019700 (alk. paper)


Nation-building--South Asia.


Afghanistan--Politics and government--2001-
Pakistan--Politics and government--1988-
South Asia--Relations--United States.
United States--Relations--South Asia.

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