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008			120222s2008 nyuab b 001 0 eng
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050	0	0	_aDS371.4 _b.R37 2008
082	0	0	_a954.05 RAS
100	1		_aRashid, Ahmed
245	1	0	_aDescent into chaos _b: the US and the failure of nation building in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia _c/ Ahmed Rashid
260			_aNew York _b: Viking _c, 2008.
300			_alviii, 484 p. _b: ill., maps _c; 25 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 457-461) and index.
520			_aThe #1 New York Times bestselling author provides a shocking analysis of the crisis in Pakistan and the renewed radicalism threatening Afghanistan and the West . His unique knowledge of this vast and complex region allows him a panoramic vision and nuance that no Western writer can emulate. Rashid examines the region and the corridors of power in Washington and Europe to see how the promised nation building in these countries has progressed. His conclusions are devastating: An unstable and nuclear-armed Pakistan, a renewed al' Qaeda profiting from a booming opium trade, and a Taliban resurgence and reconquest.
650		0	_aNation building _z--South Asia
651		0	_aAfganistan _x--Politics and government _y--2001-
651		0	_aPakistan _x--Politics and government _y--1988-
651		0	_aSouth Asia _x--Foreign relations _z--United States
651		0	_aUnited States _x--Foreign relations _z--South Asia
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