9781842773772

Book Description: Zed Books Ltd, United Kingdom, 2004. Paperback. Book Condition: New. 215 x 135 mm. Brand New Book with Free Worldwide Delivery. The West has never understood Afghanistan. This has been so throughout the country's turbulent history, but is now more critical than ever. September 11 dispelled the perception of Afghanistan as a distant land wracked by conflict, misrule and natural calamities, which did not present any immediate threat to the US. Overnight, Afghanistan became the stage on which those 'against us' were to be transformed into those who are 'for us'. With the re-building of the 'failed' Afghan state now at the centre of the new international intervention, this book explores how the perceptions of outsiders have been at odds with Afghans' own understandings of their country. It shows how the lack of understanding that characterised past policies remains highly problematical. By continuing to indulge in a superficial, selective portrayal of the country, the international community risks manufacturing a state that does not exist, and policies that will not work. Bookseller Inventory # FLT9781842773772

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Book Description: Zed Books 2005-02-10, 2005. Paperback. Book Condition: New. Book. Bookseller Inventory # 1842773771_1

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