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The wars of Afghanistan : messianic terrorism, tribal conflicts, and the failures of great powers / Peter Tomsen. by Tomsen, Peter, 1940- Subjects Terrorism -- Afghanistan.   Messianism -- Afghanistan.   Islam and politics -- Afghanistan.   Tribes -- Afghanistan.   Social conflict -- Afghanistan.   Great powers.   Afghanistan -- Politics and government.   Afghanistan -- History.   Afghanistan -- History, Military.   Afghanistan -- Foreign relations. Publisher Info:  New York : PublicAffairs, c2011. Edition:  1st ed. Description:  xxxviii, 849 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm. ISBN:  9781586487638 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1586487639 (hardcover : alk. paper) Contents:  Part I: Tribal Incubator -- Padshahgardi -- Shatter Zone -- Tribe and Mosque -- Modernizing Monarchs -- Red Sunrise -- Part II: Fission -- Commissar Meets Tribesman -- Big Fox Catches Little Fox -- Green Dawn -- Insubordinate Puppets -- The General's Vision -- Part III. Mission to the Mujahidin -- Mission Impossible -- Potemkin Government -- Pakistan Pivots -- Tilting at Windmills -- Wahhabi Emirate -- Desperately Seeking Moderates -- Irreconcilable Policies -- From Marx to Mullahs -- From One War to the Next -- Part IV: America and Afghanistan -- Unholy Alliance -- Between the Lions -- Yankee Meets Tribesman -- From Victory to Stalemate -- Needed: Real Change -- The Way Ahead Format Book:  Summary:  An insider's account of Afghanistan's history since the 1970s and how the CIA's covert operations and the Pentagon's military strategy have strengthened extremism in the country. No. of Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Marion Public Library Top Floor 958.1 TOM Checked In Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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