Descent Chaos United States by Rashid Ahmed, First Edition (19 results)

Hard Cover. Condition: VG+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 484 pages including index. Previous owner name and date top of fep and top of bep. There are no other marks or writing in the book. Corners are square. Gilt lettering on spine is bright. Spine is tight and there are no loose pages. Dust jacket has light shalf wear. Cover colors are bright. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. . A real nice clean unmarked 484 page first edition hardcover with "1" present in number line. A Pakistani journalist and best-selling author of Taliban and Jihad offers a troubling look at the increasing turbulence threatening Central Asia, looking at the assassination of Benazir Bhutto and its potential repercussions, the resurgence of the Taliban and Al Qaeda, and the growing instability in a nuclear-armed Pakistan. Size: 9 1/2 h x 6 1/4w. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Clean, sharp corners, firm hinges with DJ in VG condition, BP/Central Asia.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Printing. I saw 2 pages in the introduction with highlight marks, otherwise clean pages.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good in Dustjacket. 1st edition. New York. 2008. Viking Press. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 9780670019700. 484 pages. hardcover. Jacket design - J. Wang. Inscribed by the Author. keywords: History Central Asia Afghanistan Pakistan. FROM THE PUBLISHER - Ahmed Rashid is Pakistan's best and bravest reporter' (Christopher Hitchens). His unique knowledge of this vast and complex region allows him a panoramic vision and nuance that no Western writer can emulate. His book Taliban first introduced American readers to the brutal regime that hijacked Afghanistan and harbored the terrorist group responsible for the 9/11 attacks. Now, Rashid examines the region and the corridors of power in Washington and Europe to see how the promised nation building in these countries has pro-gressed. His conclusions are devastating: An unstable and nuclear-armed Pakistan, a renewed al' Qaeda profiting from a booming opium trade, and a Taliban resurgence and reconquest. While Iraq continues to attract most of American media and military might, Rashid argues that Pakistan and Afghanistan are where the conflict will finally be played out and that these failing states pose a graver threat to global security than the Middle East. Benazir Bhutto's assassination and the crisis in Pakistan are only the beginning. Rashid assesses what her death means for the region and the future. Rashid has unparalleled access to the figures in this global drama, and provides up-to-the-minute analysis better than anyone else. Descent Into Chaos will do for Central Asia what Thomas Rick's Fiasco did for Iraq - offer a blistering critique of the Bush administration and an impassioned call to correct our failed strategy in the region. inventory #37419.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Book is in NF condition with trace edge wear noted, light bumping to spine ends else a bright and solid copy. Dust jacket is in NF condition with trace edge wear noted, light bumping to spine ends else bright, intact and whole. SA 10/20.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First Prontong. Book.

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition/1st Printing (complete numberline). SIGNED by author on title page (signature only). $27.95 price present on DJ flap. Laid-in is 2008 New York Times article by Rashid. 484 pages. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Bargain book!.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Viking Press, New York. 2008. Hardcover. Stated First Edition/First Printing by line number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Near Fine; bumping to head and tail. DJ: Near Fine; NOT price clipped; bumping of cover at head and tail. Red boards with black overlay on spine with bright gilt lettering on spine. 484 pp 8vo. A Pakistani reporter gives his views on the chaos of Central Asia. His conclusions are devastating and deeply critical of current US Foreign Policy. He covers the relationship between Pakistan and the Taliban and the resurgence of the opium trade. Pakistan with nuclear programs is unstable, the Taliban is resurging, and al Qaeda is stronger than ever and the US refusal to accept its responsibility for statecraft and nation building and its utter failure to understand the region. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Almost Like New. 1st Edition. (First Edition, First Printing) Book is a clean tight unmarked copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Lightly bumped corners. Minimal rubbing along extremities. Binding is tight. Interior is clean. Dust-jacket is in excellent shape, light scuffing and wear along extremities.

First edition, first printing. Fine in fine dust jacket, in mylar cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Royal octavo, hardcover, fine in VG black pictorial dj. First edition; first printing. 484p. 6 b&w maps. glossary. acronyms. notes. a voice of reason amid the chaos of Central Asia today. He explains how Pakistan provided the Taliban with sanctuary, money, and arms after the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan, while remaining America's main strategic ally in the region, and how Pakistan's state security agency has been taking CIA money to arrest Al Qaeda operatives but is using it to fund the Taliban's regrouping in northwest Pakistan. Book.

red & black hardbound 8vo. dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. very fine cond. mint cond. looks brand new. as new. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of all markings. dustwrapper in fine cond. not worn or torn or price clipped. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking , underlining, remainder markings etc ~first edition(FPu2008) . first printing ( # 1 in # line). gift quality. lviii+484p. 6b&w maps. glossary. acronyms. notes. suggested reading. acknowledgments. index. world history. american history. foreign policy. war on terror. iraq war. afghanistan war. ~ Headlines about Pakistan, from Benazir Bhutto's assassination to protesting lawyers' being tear gassed, shocked many Americans with the sorry truth about our allied nation, the recipient of billions of dollars in military aid and the linchpin of our antiterrorism strategy in Central Asia. We are slowly awakening to a crisis with global implications. America may have won one war in Afghanistan (or at least bribed its way to victory), but our failure to attend to the peace is now coming back to haunt us in the most terrible ways. Ahmed Rashid, "Pakistan's best and bravest reporter" according to Christopher Hitchens, is a voice of reason amid the chaos of Central Asia today. His unique knowledge of this complex, war~torn region gives him a panoramic vision and grasp of nuance that no Western writer can emulate. His timely book TALIBAN introduced American readers to that now notorious regime. In his new book, Rashid reviews the regional conditions since 9/11 and the catastrophic aftermath of America's failed war on terror. His conclusions are devastating and deeply critical of current U.S. foreign policy. Iraq is essentially a sideshow. Pakistan and Afghanistan are where the war really began and where the fight against Islamic insurgency is eventually going to be played out. He explains how Pakistan provided the Taliban with sanctuary, money, and arms after the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan, while remaining America's main strategic ally in the region, and how Pakistan's state security agency has been taking CIA money to arrest Al Qaeda operatives but is using it to fund the Taliban's regrouping in northwest Pakistan. He traces how the United States' and NATO's failure to attend to the Afghan economy and government after the invasion led directly to the revival and huge proliferation of the opium trade, which is now funding the Taliban. The United States wasted millions of dollars on contractors, corrupt bureaucrats, and double~dealing local authorities in a ruinous attempt to dodge the rebuilding problems in Afghanistan. Rashid also brings into clear focus myriad regional issues that few in our country seem to understand and yet are having a crucial impact on our own security and conduct~the nuclear programs and piracy in Pakistan, the all~important role of the Indian~Pakistani rivalry underlying every move in Pakistan, the abysmal results of the NATO peace keeping operation in Afghanistan, and the roles of our other allies, the tyrants in Uzbekistan and the other former Soviet republics in the region. Seven years after 9/11, despite the thousands of lives and billions of dollars that have been spent in the region, it is in chaos. Pakistan, unstable and armed with nuclear weapons, has become terrorism central. The Taliban is resurging and reconquering land, and Al Qaeda is stronger than ever. And at the heart of these calamities is the United States' refusal to accept its responsibility for statecraft and nation building and its utter failure to understand the region. Rashid's blistering critique of American policy is also a warning and an impassioned call to correct our failed strategies. There is no more urgent global task.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Very Fine. First Edition. (1st, 1st) Large, heavy thick book, dark blue cloth spine, red boards with embossed initials at bottom front right, very bright gilt lettering on spine, 484 pages. DJ glossy with color photo of protestor amid tear gass on front, black spine and back with praise from New York Times Book Review, Los Angeles Times Book Review, Christian Science Monitor and others. DJ has light creases. Near Very Fine DJ/Very Fine book.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. FIRST EDITION FIRST PRINTING,FULL NUMBER LINE,NOT CLIPPED ,REMAINDER MARK,CLEAN TEXT ,NO MARKS OR WRITING.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Viking Press 2008 First edition, first printing. Condition fine/fine/fine; new and unread. Red hardboards with black spine; gold printing; corners sharp. Textblock clean, tight, square, unmarked, unread. Unclipped glossy pictorial dust jacket; original price on flap; flawless in clear archival Brodart wrapper. Packaged with care and shipped in a box to arrive in best condition. Complete satisfaction guarantee; no sale is final until you are satisfied.