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This monumental book examines Afghan society in conflict, from the 1978 communist coup to the fall of Najibullah, the last Soviet-installed president, in 1992. This edition, newly revised by the author, reflects developments since then and includes material on the Taliban and Osama bin Laden. It is a book that now seems remarkably prescient.

Drawing on two decades of research, Barnett R. Rubin, a leading expert on Afghanistan, provides a fascinating account of the nature of the old regime, the rise and fall of the People’s Democratic Party of Afghanistan, and the troubled Mujahidin resistance. He relates all these phenomena to international actors, showing how the interaction of U.S. policy and Pakistani and Saudi Arabian interests has helped to create the challenges of today. Rubin puts into context the continuing turmoil in Afghanistan and offers readers a coherent historical explanation for the country’s social and political fragmentation.

Praise for the earlier edition:

“This study is theoretically informed, empirically grounded, and gracefully
written. Anyone who wants to understand Afghanistan’s troubled history and the
reasons for its present distress should read this book.” —Foreign Affairs

“This is the book on Afghanistan for the educated public.” —Political Science Quarterly

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Praise for the earlier edition: "This study is theoretically informed, empirically grounded, and gracefully written. Anyone who wants to understand Afghanistan's troubled history and the reasons for its present distress should read this book."Foreign Affairs "This is the book on Afghanistan for the educated public."Political Science Quarterly

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Barnett R. Rubin is professor of political science and director of studies and Senior Fellow at the Center on International Cooperation at New York University. He previously served as director of the Center for Preventive Action at the Council on Foreign Relations and was professor of political science at Yale and Columbia Universities. He serves as a consultant to ABC News and has been a regular guest on the NewsHour and The Charlie Rose Show.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Yale University Press; Second edition (March 1, 2002)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 420 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0300095198
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0300095197
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.25 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.22 x 1.08 x 9.16 inches

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Doc Walk

Perfect study of the Soviet invasion and occupation of Afghanistan in the 1980s.

Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2013

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I strongly recommend this book for those who wish to understand how U.S. interventions ultimately backfire and undermine our security.

Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2016

There are literally thousands of books written by Western scholars, journalists and reasearchers about Afghanistan. To the point that most of what is known about Afghanistan is based on those writings. Most books lack references from authors from Afghanistan. One of the factors that is almost always ignored is that since the establishment of Afghanistan in 1893, there has been one family ruling and during this time up until Communist coup, this one family ruled with iron fist. Young men and women of various tribes and ethnicities found Communism, Maoism, Islam among other political thoughts as their salvation and to ending one family rule. The problem with most authors is creating single narratives for a very complex issue. Mr. Rubin's book is far more informative than a lot of books I have read about Afghanistan. As with anything else, it should be taken with a grain of salt.
After the victory of people of Afghanistan over communism, fear of spread of theocratic movements into Central Asia, Afghanistan becoming an ally of India against Pakistan and the return of fundamentalists to Middle East pushed all regional countries to create chaos in Afghanistan so it stays contained. Up until 9/11, the world ignored Afghanistan's problem because it did not reach their shores. Iraq distracted the US then in the early 90s , and again in 2003 which helped with the resurgence of the Terrorism in Afghanistans.

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Solid academic political analysis

Reviewed in the United States on July 5, 2001

Afghanistan, in the perceptions of many, is a small, seemingly inconsequential country. It has experienced encroachment from the Soviets, Pakistanis, Persians, Mughals, Mongols, Ottoman Turks and has been on the receiving end of a mixed positive and negative American presence. The people of Afghanistan have endured governmental incompetence, nepotism, torture, murder, political Islam, political negligence, state formation and collapse, ethnic and tribal strife and civil war. Afghanistan has been affected by all major international economic and political crises and as Rubin suggests is "The Mirror of the World" as the first chapter is titled.
Barnett Rubin clearly knows his subject and gives the reader a masterful analysis of the social and political realities of Afghanistan and how those played out in the (many times lack of) governance of the country. The analysis includes the interrelationships and rivalries of tribes, the communist party, political elites, and fundamentalist Islamic clerics and their supporters. Rubin also discusses the origins as well as the failures of the state system to administer to even a small portion of the citizens. The state, unable to withstand the factional vying for power of those groups as well as those more on the margin of Afghan politics, collapsed.
There was little if any legitimacy to the state in much of recent Afghan history. In fact, most of the funding for social programs, infrastructure, as well as government employee paychecks were from international aid. There was exceedingly little investment in industry, which prevented the Afghans from repayment of loans. The feudal relations of tribes and khans many times held strong even through short sighted goverment incursions and policies enacted to assert its own hegemony. The reasons for the collapse of the Afghan government become quite clear when one reads such a compelling account of political failure.
Soviet control and manipulations are treated comprehensively and are well documented.
Rubin presents a thorough, nuanced, very well researched piece of sholarship and deserves much credit for teaching us the intricacies of state and political policy formation.
The one negative element I see is that it can be dry. However, that is usually a quality assigned by non-academics to academic writing. Although this is not light reading it should be clear that the book is highly informative.

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very detailed and well researched, but a tough read

Reviewed in the United States on February 29, 2004

Barry Rubin's account of the fragmentation of Afghanistan and the failure of the state is a very detailed in-depth account of the different parties involved, and the cobweb of international and national actors. I especially appreciated the new post September 11 preface to the second edition. It is a great book for the academic or those looking for a serious book on Afghanistan, however I would not recommend it for someone with little knowledge of the region and its and religous political struggles. Without an understanding of the region, the reader is not likely to get past the first chapter.

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The Fragmentation of Afghanistan: State Formation and Collapse in the International System

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This book is excellent. It describes in great detail how Great Britain, Russia, Th U.S. and now Pakistan have contributed to the destruction of the basic fiber of the country and the reasons this happened.

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I received two copiesof book and returned one. I did enjoy the book very much.

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Unless you are a sociology degree student or above, you may find you don't enjoy this book. It is intensely boring, in spite of dealing with one of the most exciting histories of this century. But, then again, if you are a sociology degree student you might just love it.

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