{"product_id":"war-and-state-building-in-afghanistan-scott-gates-9781474286350","title":"War and State-Building in Afghanistan","description":"The Mughals, British and Soviets all failed to subjugate Afghanistan, failures which offer valuable lessons for today. Taking a long historical perspective from 1520 to 2012, this volume examines the Mughal, British, Soviet and NATO efforts in Afghanistan, drawing on new archives and a synthesis of previous counter-insurgency experiences. Special emphasis is given to ecology, terrain and logistics to explain sub-conventional operations and state-building in Afghanistan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWar and State-Building in Modern Afghanistan\u003c\/i\u003e provides an overall synthesis of British, Russian, American and NATO military activities in Afghanistan, which directly links past experiences to the current challenges. These timely essays are particularly relevant to contemporary debates about NATO's role in Afghanistan; do the war and state-building policies currently employed by NATO forces undercut or enhance a political solution? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe essays in this volume introduce new historical perspectives on this debate, and will prove illuminating reading for students and scholars interested in military history, the history of warfare, international relations and comparative politics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Scott Gates\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1474286356\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781474286350\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/19\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.98lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.66d","brand":"Scott Gates","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47200716161279,"sku":"9781474286350","price":51.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1e191f0c-d74f-4dff-833d-d93502e50c07.jpg?v=1756787670","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/war-and-state-building-in-afghanistan-scott-gates-9781474286350","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}