| Description |
1 online resource (xiii pages, 176 pages) : map. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
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Brookings-SSPA series on public administration
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Brookings-SSPA series on public administration.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Foreword by Richard Cooper -- Preface -- 1. How I ended up in Afghanistan, February-July 2008 -- 2. Signals, 1968, 1979, 2001, 2007 -- 3. Dubai, Terminal 2, July 13, 2008 -- 4. Kabul -- 5. A small travel library, I -- 6. The first steps -- 7. "What? They've surrounded Kabul?" -- 8. Winning -- 9. The neo-Taliban -- 10. A world of advice from a princess -- 11. "The insubstantial state" -- 12. Arg -- 13. Civilian casualties, I -- 14. What there was, what there should have been -- 15. To coordinate--or to be coordinated -- 16. A small travel library, II -- 17. ISAF -- 18. Khyber, 1842, 1878, 1919, 1928 -- 19. Indian holiday -- 20. Snow -- 21. Clear, hold, and build -- 22. Civilian casualties, II -- 23. Obama and Af-Pak, March 29, 2009 -- 24. Awkward neighbors -- 25. A small travel library, III -- 26. A dream -- 27. Karzai -- 28. Bird's-eye views -- 29. Kandahar -- 30. COIN--the counterinsurgency manual -- 31. Civilian casualties, III -- 32. Shia family law -- 33. Women -- 34. A small travel library, IV -- 35. Death in August -- 36. The presidential elections -- 37. A way to reconciliation -- 38. The future of Af-Pak -- 39. Leaving Kabul, February 2010 -- Epilogue. |
| Summary |
Fernando Gentilini served nearly two years as the civilian representative of NATO in Afghanistan, running a counterinsurgency campaign in the wartorn nation. Afghan Lessons is the fascinating story of his mission, a firsthand view of Afghanistan through a kaleidoscope. He explores Afghan history, literature, tradition, and culture to understand some of the most basic questions of Western involvement: What is the purpose? What does an international presence mean, and how can it help?Highlights from Afghan Lessons""This is a book about different worlds, different realiti. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
North Atlantic Treaty Organization -- Afghanistan.
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization. |
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Afghanistan. |
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Gentilini, Fernando -- Travel -- Afghanistan.
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Gentilini, Fernando. |
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Travel. |
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Gentilini, Fernando. |
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization. |
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Gentilini, Fernando. |
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Afghan War (2001-2021) |
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Afghanistan -- Description and travel.
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Afghan War, 2001-2021.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Title |
Libero a Kabul. English https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2013035695
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Gentilini, Fernando. Libero a Kabul. English. Afghan lessons. Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, 2013 9780815724230 (DLC) 2013018635 (OCoLC)823897524 |
| ISBN |
9780815724247 (electronic book) |
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0815724241 (electronic book) |
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9780815724230 |
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0815724233 |
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