Descent into chaos : (Record no. 16042)
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| fixed length control field | 02586nam a2200265 a 4500 |
| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER | |
| control field | 00016042 |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20220701010747.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 141103s2009 nyub b 001 0 eng d |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9780143115571 (pbk.) |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 014311557X |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | BD-DhIUB |
| Transcribing agency | BD-DhIUB |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 954.91053 |
| Edition number | 22 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Rashid, Ahmed. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Descent into chaos : |
| Remainder of title | the U.S. and the disaster in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Ahmed Rashid. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | New York : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | Penguin Books, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | c2009. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 498 p. : |
| Other physical details | maps ; |
| Dimensions | 22 cm. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | "With a new final chapter" -- Front cover. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Originally published by Viking Penguin in 2008. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Introduction. Imperial overreach and nation building -- Pt. I. 9/11 and war -- 1. A man with a mission : the unending conflict in Afghanistan -- 2. "The U.S. will act like a wounded bear" : Pakistan's long search for its soul -- 3. The chief executive's schizophrenia : Pakistan, the United Nations, and the United States before 9/11 -- 4. Attack! : retaliation and invasion -- 5. The search for a settlement : Afghanistan and Pakistan at odds -- Pt. II. The politics of the post-9/11 world -- 6. A nuclear state of mind : India, Pakistan, and the war of permanent instability -- 7. The one-billion-dollar warlords : the war within Afghanistan -- 8. Musharraf's lost moment : political expediency and authoritarian rule -- Pt. III. The failure of nation building -- 9. Afghanistan I : economic reconstruction -- 10. Afghanistan II : rebuilding security -- 11. Double-dealing with Islamic extremism : al Queda and the Taliban in Pakistan -- 12. Taliban resurgent : the Taliban return home -- Pt. IV. Descent into chaos -- 13. Al Queda's bolt-hole : Pakistan's tribal areas -- 14. America shows the way : the disappeared and the rendered -- 15. Drugs and thugs : opium fuels the insurgency -- 16. Who lost Uzbekistan? : tyranny in Central Asia -- 17. The Taliban offensive : battling for control of Afghanistan, 2006-2007 -- 18. The death of an icon: Pakistan struggles to survive -- 19. Conclusion: A fragile future. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | Examines how the failure of the nation building policies of the United States have contributed to increased instability in both Pakistan and Afghanistan, a result which represents the greatest threat to peace and security in the global community. |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME | |
| Geographic name | Afghanistan |
| General subdivision | Politics and government |
| Chronological subdivision | 2001- |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME | |
| Geographic name | Pakistan |
| General subdivision | Politics and government |
| Chronological subdivision | 1988- |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME | |
| Geographic name | South Asia |
| General subdivision | Relations |
| Geographic subdivision | United States. |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Copy number | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | Library, Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) | Library, Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) | IMT Shelves (Level 4) | 03/11/2014 | 954.91053 R224d 2009 | 022286 | 03/11/2014 | 01 | 03/11/2014 | Books |