{"product_id":"little-america-rajiv-chandrasekaran-9780307947048","title":"Little America: The War Within the War for Afghanistan","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe author of the acclaimed bestseller and National Book Award finalist, \u003ci\u003eImperial Life in the Emerald City\u003c\/i\u003e, tells the startling, behind-the-scenes story of the US's political and military misadventure in Afghanistan. In this meticulously reported and illuminating book, Rajiv Chandrasekaran focuses on southern Afghanistan in the year of President Obama's surge, and reveals the epic tug of war that occurred between the president and a military that increasingly went its own way. The profound ramifications this political battle had on the region and the world are laid bare through a cast of fascinating characters--disillusioned and inept diplomats, frustrated soldiers, headstrong officers--who played a part in the process of pumping American money and soldiers into Afghan nation-building. What emerges in \u003ci\u003eLittle America\u003c\/i\u003e is a detailed picture of unsavory compromise--warlords who were to be marginalized suddenly embraced, the Karzai family transformed from foe to friend, fighting corruption no longer a top priority--and a venture that became politically, financially, and strategically unsustainable. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlso: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eSt. Louis Post-Dispatch\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rajiv Chandrasekaran\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0307947041\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780307947048\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/12\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.10w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/14\/2013 pg. 24","brand":"Rajiv Chandrasekaran","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44159196365055,"sku":"9780307947048","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1af38b5e-bb80-4178-8cd4-9d2d422a22a3.jpg?v=1689081180","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/little-america-rajiv-chandrasekaran-9780307947048","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}