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The good war : NATO and the liberal conscience in Afghanistan / M.J. Williams.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, c2011. Description: xvii, 171 p. : map ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9780230294271
  • 9780230294288
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • DS371.412. W555 2011
Contents:
Contents: Preface-the ‘Good war’—Acknowledgements—Commonly used acronyms—Map of Afghanistan and its surroundings—Introduction-on wars : ’Good’ and ’Bad’—1. NATO in an Age of Risk—2. Empires of liberty—3. The hedgehog and the fox: Euro-American Visions of 9/11—4. Soldiers of misfortune—5. International (Dis) Organization—6. Empire lite—7. NATO, Afghanistan and security in a networked world—Epilogue–revisiting the liberal conscience—Notes—Select bibliography—Index.
Summary: Summary: "The Good War tackles the issue of NATO in Afghanistan, exploring NATO’s evolution in the 1990s and blending NATO’s transformation from a reactive defense organization into a pro-active risk manager with the ethic of liberalism. It raises questions, such as why an alliance built upon the territorial defense of Europe ended up in Afghanistan".
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Monograph Monograph Afghanistan Centre at Kabul University DS371.412.W555 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 3ACKU000350206
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(Includes bibliography”—(p. 165-169).

Contents: Preface-the ‘Good war’—Acknowledgements—Commonly used acronyms—Map of Afghanistan and its surroundings—Introduction-on wars : ’Good’ and ’Bad’—1. NATO in an Age of Risk—2. Empires of liberty—3. The hedgehog and the fox: Euro-American Visions of 9/11—4. Soldiers of misfortune—5. International (Dis) Organization—6. Empire lite—7. NATO, Afghanistan and security in a networked world—Epilogue–revisiting the liberal conscience—Notes—Select bibliography—Index.

Summary: "The Good War tackles the issue of NATO in Afghanistan, exploring NATO’s evolution in the 1990s and blending NATO’s transformation from a reactive defense organization into a pro-active risk manager with the ethic of liberalism. It raises questions, such as why an alliance built upon the territorial defense of Europe ended up in Afghanistan".

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