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Blood Washing Blood : Afghanistan's Hundred-Year War by Phil Halton (2021)
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- Country/Region of Manufacture
- Afghanistan
- ISBN
- 9781459746640
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Dundurn Press
ISBN-10
1459746643
ISBN-13
9781459746640
eBay Product ID (ePID)
27038372821
Product Key Features
Book Title
Blood Washing Blood : Afghanistan's Hundred-Year War
Number of Pages
416 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2021
Topic
Asia / Central Asia, Asia / General, Civil Rights, Military / Afghan War (2001-)
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Political Science, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
23.3 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2021-388557
Reviews
A curious fact about the Afghan war is that many soldiers we sent to fight the Taliban -- a movement whose names translates as "students" -- themselves became students, educating themselves about the history and peoples of South Asia. Some of these warrior-scholars read deeply, and could hold their own in any room of grey-bearded tribal leaders. Phil Halton is an exemplary part of that tradition, a careful historian who knows the facts about Afghanistan but also knows the limits of any foreigner's understanding. His sweeping narrative is foundational reading for any student of the war, or anyone curious about why our armies fared no better than their predecessors.
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
958.1/04
Table Of Content
Chapter One - 1919 Chapter Two - Early Reforms Chapter Three - Rebellion on All Sides Chapter Four - The Water Carrier's Boy Chapter Five - The Shadow of God Chapter Six - The Boy King Chapter Seven - Pashtunistan Chapter Eight - The Strong Hand of the Prime Minister Chapter Nine - The Last Amir Chapter Ten - An Amir by Any Other Name Chapter Eleven - Bloody April Chapter Twelve - A Godless and Alien Regime Chapter Thirteen - With Neither the Soviets nor God Chapter Fourteen - The Students Chapter Fifteen - The Commander of the Faithful Chapter Sixteen - Guilt by Association Chapter Seventeen - Infinite Justice Chapter Eighteen - Opportunity Lost Chapter Nineteen - The Neo-Taliban Chapter Twenty - Left to Stand Alone Chapter Twenty-One - Fraying at the Edges Chapter Twenty-Two - Faint Hope for the Future Conclusion Glossary Source Notes Selected Bibliography Index
Synopsis
A clear-eyed view of the conflict in Afghanistan and its century-deep roots. The war in Afghanistan has consumed vast amounts of blood and treasure, causing the Western powers to seek an exit without achieving victory. Seemingly never-ending, the conflict has become synonymous with a number of issues -- global jihad, rampant tribalism, and the narcotics trade -- but even though they are cited as the causes of the conflict, they are in fact symptoms. Rather than beginning after 9/11 or with the Soviet "invasion" in 1979, the current conflict in Afghanistan began with the social reforms imposed by Amanullah Amir in 1919. Western powers have failed to recognize that legitimate grievances are driving the local population to turn to insurgency in Afghanistan. The issues they are willing to fight for have deep roots, forming a hundred-year-long social conflict over questions of secularism, modernity, and centralized power. The first step toward achieving a "solution" to the Afghanistan "problem" is to have a clear-eyed view of what is really driving it., A clear-eyed view of the conflict in Afghanistan and its century-deep roots. The war in Afghanistan has consumed vast amounts of blood and treasure, causing the Western powers to seek an exit without achieving victory. The seemingly never-ending conflict has become synonymous with a number of issues -- global jihad, rampant tribalism, and the narcotics trade -- but despite being cited as causes of the conflict, they are in fact symptoms. Rather than beginning after 9/11, or with the Soviet "invasion" in 1979, the current conflict in Afghanistan began with the social reforms imposed by Amanullah Amir in 1919. Western powers have failed to recognize that legitimate grievances dating back as long ago as that are driving the local population to turn to insurgency in Afghanistan. The issues they are willing to fight over today -- secularism, modernity, and centralized power -- are not new ones; in fact, they have been the source of a hundred-year-long social conflict. The first step toward achieving a "solution" to the Afghanistan "problem" is to have a clear-eyed view of what is really driving it., A clear-eyed view of the conflict in Afghanistan and its century-deep roots. The war in Afghanistan has consumed vast amounts of blood and treasure, causing the Western powers to seek an exit without achieving victory. Seemingly never-ending, the conflict has become synonymous with a number of issues -- global jihad, rampant tribalism, and the narcotics trade -- but even though they are cited as the causes of the conflict, they are in fact symptoms.Rather than beginning after 9/11 or with the Soviet "invasion" in 1979, the current conflict in Afghanistan began with the social reforms imposed by Amanullah Amir in 1919. Western powers have failed to recognize that legitimate grievances are driving the local population to turn to insurgency in Afghanistan. The issues they are willing to fight for have deep roots, forming a hundred-year-long social conflict over questions of secularism, modernity, and centralized power.The first step toward achieving a "solution" to the Afghanistan "problem" is to have a clear-eyed view of what is really driving it., The current conflict in Afghanistan is not about Western intervention, but part of a hundred-year war over the issues of modernity, secularism, and the centralization of power.
LC Classification Number
DS361
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