Local cover image
Local cover image

Ghosts of Afghanistan : hard truths and foreign myths / Jonathan Steele.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: Publication details: Berkeley, California : Counter Point, c2011.Description: 437 p. : map ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781582437873
  • 1582437874
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • DS371.2. S84
Contents:
Contents: thirteen myths about Afghanistan (p. 1)—Chronology (p. 3)—Dramatis personae (p. 5)—Anatomy of Afghan society (9)—A map of Afghanistan (p. 11)—Introduction (p. 13)—1. Where are we now? (p. 19)—2. The Soviet invasion (p. 59)—3. The Gorbachev effect (p. 93)—4. Reconciliation fails (p. 131)—5. Mujahedin disaster (p. 151)—6. Taliban takeover (p. 161)—7. Taliban toppled (p. 215)—8. Who killed Asaq? (p. 241)—9. Back to the warlords (p. 255)—10. Taliban resurgent (p. 283)—11. Obama and Karzai : the ODD couple (P. 311)—12. Talking to the Taliban : how the war ends (p. 329)—13. The girl with the missing nose (p. 361)—14. A dangerous neighborhood (p. 379)—Conclusion : the way forward (p. 391)—Acknowledgments (p. 399)—Notes (p. 401)—Bibliography (p. 421).
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Monograph Monograph Afghanistan Centre at Kabul University DS371.2.S84 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 3ACKU000356658
Total holds: 0

“Includes bibliography”—(p. 421-423).

Contents: thirteen myths about Afghanistan (p. 1)—Chronology (p. 3)—Dramatis personae (p. 5)—Anatomy of Afghan society (9)—A map of Afghanistan (p. 11)—Introduction (p. 13)—1. Where are we now? (p. 19)—2. The Soviet invasion (p. 59)—3. The Gorbachev effect (p. 93)—4. Reconciliation fails (p. 131)—5. Mujahedin disaster (p. 151)—6. Taliban takeover (p. 161)—7. Taliban toppled (p. 215)—8. Who killed Asaq? (p. 241)—9. Back to the warlords (p. 255)—10. Taliban resurgent (p. 283)—11. Obama and Karzai : the ODD couple (P. 311)—12. Talking to the Taliban : how the war ends (p. 329)—13. The girl with the missing nose (p. 361)—14. A dangerous neighborhood (p. 379)—Conclusion : the way forward (p. 391)—Acknowledgments (p. 399)—Notes (p. 401)—Bibliography (p. 421).

Click on an image to view it in the image viewer

Local cover image