Descent into Chaos: How the War Against Islamic Extremism is Being Lost in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Central Asia - Couverture rigide

Rashid, Ahmed

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0713998431 ISBN 13 : 9780713998436

Editeur : Allen Lane, 2008

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

In Descent Into Chaos: Pakistan, Afghanistan and the Threat to Global Security Ahmed Rashid explores the most volatile and dangerous region in the world. The war on terror is being lost - but not just in Iraq. As this devastating book shows, the real crisis zone now lies in central Asia. Veteran reporter Ahmed Rashid has unparalleled access to the region and knows its leading players, from presidents to warlords. Here he documents how closely Pakistan's US-backed regime is linked with extremists; how broken promises in Afghanistan have led to a resurgent Taliban fed by drugs money; and how the largest landmass in the world is now a breeding ground for terrorism. In this story of squandered opportunities, misguided alliances and double-dealing, Rashid pinpoints with chilling accuracy where the true threat to our global security comes from. 'Compulsively readable'
  Justin Marozzi, Evening Standard Profound and lively ... it reads like a thriller ... graphic, detailed and worrying'
  Michael Fathers, New Statesman 'Gripping ... a major contribution to understanding the region and the events of recent years ... thought-provoking and important'
  Jason Burke, Observer 'His knowledge of events and people there is second to none and the information he has gathered, often at great personal risk, makes alarming reading'
  Kim Sengupta, Independent 'A superbly researched account of post-9/11 Asia ... outstanding'
  Sameer Rahim, Daily Telegraph Ahmed Rashid is Pakistan's premiere journalist, an expert on Central Asia, on jihad and Muslim extremists movements, on the Taliban and Al Qaeda, on insurgency, and on the catastrophe of US policy in this region, on which he has reported for 25 years. Author of three books, his work Taliban was a huge international bestseller, widely recognized as the definitive account.

Revue de presse :

"Not only provides thoughtful, detailed dissection of seminal events in Central Asian recent history, but an insightful snapshot into future scenarios of where the roadmaps to terror and peace may be headed."
-Greg Mortenson, author of The New York Times bestseller Three Cups of Tea

"Powerful."
-Wolf Blitzer

"Rashid, a Pakistani journalist, is that most valuable of political analysts: both insider and outsider to the problem he studies. His book should be read by anyone pondering how America might stop widening Osama bin Ladin's pool of bomb-clad volunteers."
- Chicago Tribune

"[A] brilliant and passionate book."
-The New York Review of Books

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Allen Lane
• Date d'édition: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0713998431
• ISBN 13: 9780713998436
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 544