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Felbab-Brown Vanda |
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Aspiration and ambivalence [[electronic resource] ] : strategies and realities of counterinsurgency and state building in Afghanistan / / Vanda Felbab-Brown |
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Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2013 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-74131-8 |
0-8157-2442-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (640 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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320.9581 |
958.104/7 |
958.1047 |
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Soggetti |
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Afghan War, 2001-2021 |
Electronic books. |
Afghanistan Politics and government 2001- |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Foreword; 1 - Bullets over Kabul's Broadway; 2 - Washington's Strategies in Afghanistan since 2001; 3 - Insurgency in the Context of Poor Governance; 4 - The Myths of (Non)Governance in Afghanistan; 5 - Power, Impunity, and Legitimacy in Eastern and Southern Afghanistan: Learning to Love Mafia Rule; 6 - International Efforts to Fight Corruption and Improve Governance; 7 - Logistics and Politics in Northern Afghanistan; 8 - The Afghan Local Police and Other Militias; 9 - Counternarcotics and Economic Development Policies |
10 - Pakistan and the Region11 - Military Transition and Negotiations with the Taliban; 12 - What, If Anything, can Still be Done?; Acknowledgments; Notes; Index; Back Page |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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After more than a decade of great effort and sacrifice by America and its allies, the Taliban still has not been defeated, and many Afghans believe that a civil war is coming. Aspiration and Ambivalence analyzes the U.S. and international efforts in Afghanistan and offers detailed recommendations for dealing with the precarious situation leading up |
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