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

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Author / Creator:Cavanna, Thomas P., author.
Imprint:Lanham : Lexington Books, [2015]
Description:1 online resource (xxiii, 338 pages)
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13453513
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ISBN:9781498506205
1498506208
9781498506205
9781498506199
9781498506212
1498506194
1498506216
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-315) and index.
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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"--
Other form:Print version: Hubris, self-interest, and America's failed war in Afghanistan. Lanham : Lexington Books, [2015] 9781498506199