{"product_id":"afghanistan-the-labyrinth-of-violence-paperback-softback-9780745631158","title":"Afghanistan; The Labyrinth of Violence (Paperback \/ softback) 9780745631158","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAfghanistan\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Labyrinth of Violence\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAmalendu Misra (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780745631158, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 17 March 2004\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e232 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.8 cm, 0.299 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Misra's ability to proffer ethnic explanations for Afghan conflict without losing sight of how wider global problems influence the country provides his work's central strength.\" \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoseph Tucker, \u003ci\u003eNations and Nationalism\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Provides the reader, novice and expert alike with a clear guide through the complex maze of Afghanistan's troubled past. Amalendu Misra's work is an excellent starting point for the study of Afghanistan's recent history, which can be a complex and cloudy subject at the best of times.’\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTom Withington, \u003ci\u003eKings College, London\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAfghanistan has become synonymous with violence. In the past 25 years alone, the country has endured Russian invasion and occupation, civil war and a US-led military campaign, resulting in the combined loss of over 2 million lives, most of them civilian. Even now, following the overthrow of the Taliban regime, old ethnic animosities have resurfaced which seem likely to push the country into another spell of internal war.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBut why is it that Afghanistan has experienced such bloody conflict and slaughter? What factors have allowed the country to be exploited by external powers who have intervened to determine its politics, social structure and, consequently, its place in the world?\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e In this fascinating new book, Amalendu Misra seeks to provide answers to these pressing questions. By analysing the nature of conflict in Afghanistan, he exposes the various geopolitical, ethnic, economic and religious variables which have contributed to the breakdown of the Afghan state, and ponders whether post-war reconstruction could lead to a more democratic and peaceful Afghanistan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eMap. \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 The Curse of Geopolitics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Ethnic rivalry and the death of Afghan State.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Return of the Conservative Natives.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Brothers in arms: Radical Islam and its followers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 11 September and commitment against terrorism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Poppy cultivation and political economy of civil war.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Picking up the pieces: reconstructing peace.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChronology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Politics \u0026amp; government [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Politics \u0026amp; government\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Politics%20\u0026amp;%20government%20%5BJP%5D%22\"\u003eJP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52406613999896,"sku":"9780745631158","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780745631158.jpg?v=1784140814","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/afghanistan-the-labyrinth-of-violence-paperback-softback-9780745631158","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}