{"product_id":"under-the-drones-shahzad-bashir-9780674065611","title":"Under the Drones: Modern Lives in the Afghanistan-Pakistan Borderlands","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the West, media coverage of Afghanistan and Pakistan is framed by military and political concerns, resulting in a simplistic picture of ageless barbarity, terrorist safe havens, and peoples in need of either punishment or salvation. \u003ci\u003eUnder the Drones\u003c\/i\u003e looks beyond this limiting view to investigate real people on the ground, and to analyze the political, social, and economic forces that shape their lives. Understanding the complexity of life along the 1,600-mile border between Afghanistan and Pakistan can help America and its European allies realign their priorities in the region to address genuine problems, rather than fabricated ones. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis volume explodes Western misunderstandings by revealing a land that abounds with human agency, perpetual innovation, and vibrant complexity. Through the work of historians and social scientists, the thirteen essays here explore the real and imagined presence of the Taliban; the animated sociopolitical identities expressed through traditions like Pakistani truck decoration; Sufism's ambivalent position as an alternative to militancy; the long and contradictory history of Afghan media; and the simultaneous brutality and potential that heroin brings to women in the area. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMoving past shifting conceptions of security, the authors expose the West's prevailing perspective on the region as strategic, targeted, and alarmingly dehumanizing. \u003ci\u003eUnder the Drones\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential antidote to contemporary media coverage and military concerns.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Shahzad Bashir\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0674065611\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780674065611\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harvard University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/14\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.16lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.88w x 1.04d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/05\/2012 pg. 60\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/30\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/23\/2013 pg. 23","brand":"Shahzad Bashir","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48742303826175,"sku":"9780674065611","price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/under-the-drones-shahzad-bashir-9780674065611","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}