03083cam a2200421Li 4500 83647 20230410103820.0 090211s2008 nyub g b 001 0 eng d (OCoLC)ocn494723292 ZWZ ncafnor fre ZWZ 9780670019700 (rel) 0670019704 (rel) ZWZ 131146688 (OCoLC)494723292 us uk 400 DS 371.4 R224d 2008 954.9105/3 GRAL Rashid, Ahmed. Descent into chaos : the United States and the failure of nation building in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia / Ahmed Rashad. New York : Viking, 2008. 1 vol. (lviii, 484 p.) : cartes. ; 24 cm. Bibliogr. p. 457-461. Index. Introduction. Imperial overreach and nation building -- Pt. I. 9/11 and war -- 1. A man with a mission : the unending conflict in Afghanistan -- 2. "The U.S. will act like a wounded bear" : Pakistan’s long search for its soul -- 3. The chief executive’s schizophrenia : Pakistan, the United Nations, and the United States before 9/11 -- 4. Attack! : retaliation and invasion -- 5. The search for a settlement : Afghanistan and Pakistan at odds -- Pt. II. The politics of the post-9/11 world -- 6. A nuclear state of mind : India, Pakistan, and the war of permanent instability -- 7. The one-billion-dollar warlords : the war within Afghanistan -- 8. Musharraf’s lost moment : political expediency and authoritarian rule -- Pt. III. The failure of nation building -- 9. Afghanistan I : economic reconstruction -- 10. Afghanistan II : rebuilding security -- 11. Double-dealing with Islamic extremism : al Queda and the Taliban in Pakistan -- 12. Taliban resurgent : the Taliban return home -- Pt. IV. Descent into chaos -- 13. Al Queda’s bolt-hole : Pakistan’s tribal areas -- 14. America shows the way : the disappeared and the rendered -- 15. Drugs and thugs : opium fuels the insurgency -- 16. Who lost Uzbekistan? : tyranny in Central Asia -- 17. The Taliban offensive : battling for control of Afghanistan, 2006-2007 -- 18. The death of an icon: Pakistan struggles to survive -- 19. Conclusion: A fragile future. Examines how the failure of the nation building policies of the United States have contributed to increased instability in both Pakistan and Afghanistan, a result which represents the greatest threat to peace and security in the global community. South Asia Relations United States. United States Foreign relations South Asia. Afghanistan Politics and government 2001- Pakistan Politics and government 1988- Asia del Sur Relaciones Estados Unidos Afganistán Política y gobierno 2001- Pakistán Política y gobierno 1988- Nation-building South Asia. Construcción de nación Asia del Sur. lcc bk lh C0 DRFGD 26378 26378 0 0 lcc 0 0 RR BJB BJB RR 2023-04-10 1 0 400 DS 371.4 R224d 2008 00000075024 2018-10-23 00:00:00 1 2018-10-23 bk