Barnett R. Rubin Books
The Fragmentation of Afghanistan: State Formation and Collapse in the International System
Afghanistan has long been a country in turmoil. For decades, imperial powers, Islamic fundamentalists, tribal warriors, and communists have struggled for control of a nation that is geographically...
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The Search for Peace in Afghanistan: From Buffer State to Failed State
Afghanistan's fourteen-year-long civil war erupted in 1978 and ended in the disintegration of a state that was first hyperarmed by the superpowers and then abandoned by them. This book analyzes the...
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The Fragmentation of Afghanistan: State Formation and Collapse in the International System, Second Edition
"This book examines Afghan society in conflict, from the 1978 communist coup to the tall of Najibullah, the Last Soviet-installed president, in 1992. This edition, newly revised by the author, refl...
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