The Fragmentation of Afghanistan: State Formation and Collapse in the International System, Second Edition
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The tortured history of Afghanistan is illuminatingly outlined by Barnett S. Rubin, an American academic and human rights monitor in the region. In the 19th century, the country successfully resisted colonial rule, becoming a buffer between the imperial superpowers, Britain and Russia. That dangerous position resulted in an isolation that held back modernization and the emergence of a modern central government. In this century, the Soviet Union and the United States maintained the status quo up until the early seventies, when a communist coup heralded massive outside intervention. The country was ripe for a disastrous fragmentation. This scholarly study is complemented by a sequel: The Search for Peace in Afghanistan.
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The New York Times Book Review, Karl E. Meyer
Mr. Rubin is excellent in sketching the peculiarities of Afghan history.
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The Fragmentation of Afghanistan: State Formation and Collapse in the International System, Second Edition
The Fragmentation of Afghanistan: State Formation and Collapse in the International System, Second Edition,Barnett R. Rubin,Yale University Press,0300095198,Afghanistan,Asia - General,Current Affairs,Government - Comparative,History,History: World,International,Middle East - History,Peacekeeping/Occupation Forces,Political,Political History,Politics / Current Events,Soviet occupation, 1979-1989,Asian / Middle Eastern history: postwar, from c 1945 -,Civil war,History / General,International relations,Postwar period, 1945 to c 2000,Revolutions & coups,Terrorism, freedom fighters, armed struggle
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