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Descent Into Chaos: The U.S. and the Disaster in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia Paperback - 2009

by Ahmed Rashid

The #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author provides a shocking analysis of the crisis in Pakistan and the renewed radicalism threatening Afghanistan and the West.


Summary

After September 11th , Ahmed Rashid's crucial book Taliban introduced American readers to that now notorious regime. In this new work, he returns to Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia to review the catastrophic aftermath of America's failed war on terror. Called "Pakistan's best and bravest reporter" by Christopher Hitchens, Rashid has shown himself to be a voice of reason amid the chaos of present-day Central Asia. Descent Into Chaos is his blistering critique of American policy-a dire warning and an impassioned call to correct these disasterous strategies before these failing states threaten global stability and bring devastation to our world.

From the publisher

The classic account of America's experience in Afghanistan, explaining the rise of the Taliban in the aftermath of America's failed war on terrorism--essential reading to understand the collapse in Afghanistan today. "[A] brilliant and passionate book."--The New York Review of Books A blistering critique of American policy--a dire and prescient warning predicting how our disastrous strategies in Central Asia's failing states threaten global stability and will bring devastation to our world. After September 11th, Ahmed Rashid's crucial book Taliban introduced American readers to that now notorious regime. In this work, he returns to Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia to review the catastrophic aftermath of America's failed war on terror. Called "Pakistan's best and bravest reporter" by Christopher Hitchens, Rashid has shown himself to be a voice of reason amid the chaos of present-day Central Asia. The essential briefing book to understand today's catastrophic headlines.

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  • Title Descent Into Chaos: The U.S. and the Disaster in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia
  • Author Ahmed Rashid
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Revised
  • Pages 560
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Penguin Books, New York
  • Date 2009-04-07
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780143115571 / 014311557X
  • Weight 1 lbs (0.45 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.3 x 5.4 x 1.3 in (21.08 x 13.72 x 3.30 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 21st Century
    • Cultural Region: Asian - General
    • Cultural Region: Indian
    • Cultural Region: Middle Eastern
  • Library of Congress subjects Afghanistan - Politics and government - 2001-, Pakistan - Politics and government - 1988-
  • Dewey Decimal Code 954.053

Media reviews

"Not only provides thoughtful, detailed dissection of seminal events in Central Asian recent history, but an insightful snapshot into future scenarios of where the roadmaps to terror and peace may be headed."
-Greg Mortenson, author of The New York Times bestseller Three Cups of Tea

"Powerful."
-Wolf Blitzer

"Rashid, a Pakistani journalist, is that most valuable of political analysts: both insider and outsider to the problem he studies. His book should be read by anyone pondering how America might stop widening Osama bin Ladin's pool of bomb-clad volunteers."
- Chicago Tribune

"[A] brilliant and passionate book."
-The New York Review of Books

Citations

  • New York Times Book Review, 06/07/2009, Page 20

About the author

Ahmed Rashid is a journalist who has been covering Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Central Asia for more than twenty years. He is a correspondent for the Wall Street Journal, Far Eastern Economic Review, Daily Telegraph, and The Nation, a leading newspaper in Pakistan. His #1 New York Times bestseller Taliban has been translated into more than twenty languages.
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