Revolution unending
Subtitle: Afghanistan, 1979 to present
By: by Gilles Dorronsoro ; translated from the French by John King.
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 370
Subjects: Afghanistan -- History -- Soviet occupation, 1979-1989; Afghanistan -- History -- 1989-2001; Afghanistan -- History -- 2001-
Description: "With coalition intervention and the subsequent deposition of the ulema-dominated Taliban government, the educated elites are back in power. However, as Gilles Dorronsoro argues, patching up the country by means of short-term ethnic alliances and a new division of the spoils will only perpetuate the schisms in society. He believes, on a very sound factual and analytical basis, the Afghan civil war is set to continue and perhaps worsen over time, despite Western intervention since 9/11"--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.