{"product_id":"fragmentation-of-afghanistan-state-formation-and-collapse-in-the-international-system","title":"Fragmentation of Afghanistan: State Formation and Collapse in the International System","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eFragmentation of Afghanistan: State Formation and Collapse in the International System\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eArtist or Composer: \u003c\/b\u003eBarnett R Rubin\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eUPC: \u003c\/b\u003e9780300095197\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLabel: \u003c\/b\u003eYale University Press\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReleased: \u003c\/b\u003e2002\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eSecond\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e420\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eVery light wear to disc. Case and artwork included but clearly used. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003eThis monumental book examines Afghan society in conflict, from the 1978 communist coup to the fall of Najibullah, the last Soviet-installed president, in 1992. This edition, newly revised by the author, reflects developments since then and includes material on the Taliban and Osama bin Laden. It is a book that now seems remarkably prescient. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Drawing on two decades of research, Barnett R. Rubin, a leading expert on Afghanistan, provides a fascinating account of the nature of the old regime, the rise and fall of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan, and the troubled Mujahidin resistance. He relates all these phenomena to international actors, showing how the interaction of U.S. policy and Pakistani and Saudi Arabian interests has helped to create the challenges of today. Rubin puts into context the continuing turmoil in Afghanistan and offers readers a coherent historical explanation for the country's social and political fragmentation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ci\u003ePraise for the earlier edition: \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"This study is theoretically informed, empirically grounded, and gracefully \u003cbr\u003e written. Anyone who wants to understand Afghanistan's troubled history and the \u003cbr\u003e reasons for its present distress should read this book.\" --\u003ci\u003eForeign Affairs\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"This is the book on Afghanistan for the educated public.\" --\u003ci\u003ePolitical Science Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Yale University Press","offers":[{"title":"Fragmentation of Afghanistan: State Formation and Collapse in the International System | Barnett R Rubin | Paperback | 9780300095197 | Used: Very Good | Back Stacks H 1749106","offer_id":48858692059288,"sku":"1749106","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/616PyG30NhL.jpg?v=1775657390","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/fragmentation-of-afghanistan-state-formation-and-collapse-in-the-international-system","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}