Losing Afghanistan: An Obituary for the Intervention - Paperback
by Noah Coburn
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Stanford University PressISBN-13:9780804797771ISBN-10:804797773UPC:9780804797771Book Category:Political Science, Social Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:International Relations, Developing & Emerging Countries, Wars & ConflictsBook Topic:Afghan War (2001-2021)Size:8.90 x 6.00 x 0.40 inchesWeight:0.7518Product ID:SCV64WVCHS
Losing Afghanistan: An Obituary for the Intervention
The U.S.-led intervention in Afghanistan mobilized troops, funds, and people on an international level not seen since World War II. Hundreds of thousands of individuals and tens of billions of dollars flowed into the country. But what was gained for Afghanistan--or for the international community that footed the bill? Why did development money not lead to more development? Why did a military...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Stanford University PressISBN-13:9780804797771ISBN-10:804797773UPC:9780804797771Book Category:Political Science, Social Science, HistoryBook Subcategory:International Relations, Developing & Emerging Countries, Wars & ConflictsBook Topic:Afghan War (2001-2021)Size:8.90 x 6.00 x 0.40 inchesWeight:0.7518Product ID:SCV64WVCHS
Noah Coburn is Professor of Anthropology at Bennington College. He is the author of Bazaar Politics: Power and Pottery in an Afghan Market Town (Stanford, 2011) and Derailing Democracy in Afghanistan: Elections in an Unstable Political Landscape (2014) with Anna Larson. He has been conducting ethnographic research in Afghanistan since 2005, as well as working for the United States Institute of...
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