War without Winners: Afghanistan's Uncertain Transition after the Cold War

By Rasul Bakhsh Rais

The situation created by the Soviet intervention in Afghanistan attracted world-wide attention. Although much was written on Afghanistan, little effort was made to understand the domestic roots of the confrontation and explain the linkages between internal strife and external invasion. Rasul Baksh Rais has, on the other hand, analyzed all the factors that led to the Afghan tragedy. He examines the nature of the Afghan state and society, the dynamics of the regional and global power structure, the externalization of the civil strife and the resultant fragmentation of political power, thereby adding fresh perspective to the debate on the politics and security of Afghanistan.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019577535X
• ISBN13: 9780195775358
• Release Date: December 1994
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 1.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.6" x 5.5"