Afghanistan: Transition Under Threat Contributor(s): Hayes, Geoffrey (Editor), Sedra, Mark (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1554580110 ISBN-13: 9781554580118 Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier University Press OUR PRICE: $40.84 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2008 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Security (national & International) - Political Science | International Relations - General - Political Science | Political Economy |
Dewey: 958.104 |
Series: Studies in International Governance |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.1" W x 8.9" (1.15 lbs) 348 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian - Chronological Period - 21st Century - Cultural Region - Canadian |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Many have questioned the wisdom of the international intervention in Afghanistan in light of the escalation of violence and instability in the country in the past few years. Particularly uncertain are Canadians, who have been inundated with media coverage of an increasingly dirty war in southern Afghanistan, one in which Canadians are at the frontline and suffering heavy casualties. However, the conflict is only one aspect of Afghanistan's complicated, and incomplete, political, economic, and security transition. In Afghanistan: Transition under Threat, leading Afghanistan scholars and practitioners paint a full picture of the situation in Afghanistan and the impact of international and particularly Canadian assistance. They review the achievements of the reconstruction process and outline future challenges, focusing on key issues like the narcotics trade, the Pakistan-Afghanistan bilateral relationship, the Taliban-led insurgency, and continuing endemic poverty. This collection provides new insight into the nature and state of Afghanistan's post-conflict transition and illustrates the consequences of failure. Co-published with the Centre for International Governance Innovation |
Contributor Bio(s): Sedra, Mark: - Mark Sedra is a Senior Fellow at the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) and the Leader of CIGI's Global and Human Security Program. He also teaches in the Department of Political Science at the University of Waterloo. His current research focuses on the topic of post-conflict state building with an emphasis on the security issues. Hayes, Geoffrey: -Geoffrey Hayes is an associate professor in the Department of History at the University of Waterloo and is the associate director of the Laurier Centre for Military, Strategic and Disarmament Studies at Wilfrid Laurier University. His research focuses on the First and Second World Wars and Canada's role in current international conflicts. |