Revolution Unending: Afghanistan, 1979 to the Present

by Gilles Dorronsoro

Book Overview

Having traveled and researched in Afghanistan since 1988, Gilles Dorronsoro has developed a rich and nuanced understanding of the country's history and people. In Revolution Unending he draws on his extensive firsthand experience to consider the political, historical, economic, and ethnic factors that will influence Afghanistan's future. He argues that U.S. optimism about Afghanistan following Western intervention and recent elections fails...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231136269
• ISBN13: 9780231136266
• Release Date: March 2005
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 385 Pages
• Weight: 1.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 8.6"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher