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Hubris, self-interest, and America's failed war in Afghanistan : the self-sustaining overreach /

This book describes the conduct of the U.S.-led post-9/11 war in Afghanistan via a long-term historical perspective. It investigates the reasons behind Washington's entrapment in a self-sustaining overreach, emphasizing policy mistakes made in late 2001 and the contradictions associated with f...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cavanna, Thomas P. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Boooks, [2015]
Subjects:
Afghan War, 2001- > Political aspects > United States.
United States > Foreign relations > Afghanistan.
Afghanistan > Foreign relations.
Afghanistan > Strategic aspects.
United States > Military policy.
Postwar reconstruction > Afghanistan.
Democratization > Afghanistan.
Nation-building > Afghanistan.
Internal security > Afghanistan.
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Summary:This book describes the conduct of the U.S.-led post-9/11 war in Afghanistan via a long-term historical perspective. It investigates the reasons behind Washington's entrapment in a self-sustaining overreach, emphasizing policy mistakes made in late 2001 and the contradictions associated with foreign-led democratization and state-building.
Physical Description:xxiii, 338 pages ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-315) and index.
ISBN:9781498506199
1498506194
9781498506212 (paperback : alkaline paper)
1498506216 (paperback : alkaline paper)