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Descent into chaos : the world’s most unstable region and the threat to global security / Ahmed Rashid.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: Publication details: London : Penguin Books, 2009.Description: lviii, 498 p. : maps ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 9780141020860
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • BP 63 .A34 .R37 2009

Originally published in London : Allen Lane, 2008.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

“The war on terror is being lost – but not just in Iraq. As this devastating book shows, the real crisis zone now lies in central Asia. Veteran reporter Ahmed Rashid has unparalleled access to the region and knows its leading players, from presidents to warlords. Here he documents how closely Pakistan’s US backed regime is linked with extremists” (from the cover page).

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