Afghan lessons : culture, diplomacy, and counterinsurgency / Fernando Gentilini ; translated by Angela Arnone.

By:

Gentilini, Fernando

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Original language: Italian Publisher: Rome : Washington, D.C. : Scuola Superiore Della Pubblica Amministrazione (SSPA) ; Brookings Institution Press, [2013]Description: xiii, 176 pages ; map ; 23 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780815724230 (hardcover : alk. paper)

Uniform titles:

Libero a Kabul. English

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

958.104/7092 23

LOC classification:

401 DS 352 G338a 2013

Contents:

Foreword / Richard Cooper -- How I ended up in Afghanistan, February-July 2008 -- Signals, 1968, 1979, 2001, 2007 -- Dubai, Terminal 2, July 13, 2008 -- Kabul -- A small travel library, I -- The first steps -- "What? They've surrounded Kabul?" -- Winning -- The neo-Taliban -- A world of advice from a princess -- "The insubstantial state" -- Arg -- Civilian casualties, I -- What there was, what there should have been -- To coordinate, or to be coordinated -- A small travel library, II -- ISAF -- Khyber, 1842, 1878, 1919, 1928 -- Indian holiday -- Snow -- Clear, hold, and build -- Civilian casualties, II -- Obama and Af-Pak, March 29, 2009 -- Awkward neighbors -- A small travel library, III -- A dream -- Karzai -- Bird's-eye views -- Kandahar -- COIN, the counterinsurgency manual -- Civilian casualties, III -- Shia family law -- Women -- A small travel library, IV -- Death in August -- The presidential elections -- A way to reconciliation -- The future of Af-Pak -- Leaving Kabul, February 2010.

Summary: The author served nearly two years as the civilian representative of NATO in Afghanistan, running a counterinsurgency campaign in the wartorn nation. This book is the story of his mission and 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?

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Recursos Regionales	Recursos Regionales (2do. Piso)	401 DS 352 G338a 2013 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		00000122413

Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-167) and index.

Foreword / Richard Cooper --
How I ended up in Afghanistan, February-July 2008 --
Signals, 1968, 1979, 2001, 2007 --
Dubai, Terminal 2, July 13, 2008 --
Kabul --
A small travel library, I --
The first steps --
"What? They've surrounded Kabul?" --
Winning --
The neo-Taliban --
A world of advice from a princess --
"The insubstantial state" --
Arg --
Civilian casualties, I --
What there was, what there should have been --
To coordinate, or to be coordinated --
A small travel library, II --
ISAF --
Khyber, 1842, 1878, 1919, 1928 --
Indian holiday --
Snow --
Clear, hold, and build --
Civilian casualties, II --
Obama and Af-Pak, March 29, 2009 --
Awkward neighbors --
A small travel library, III --
A dream --
Karzai --
Bird's-eye views --
Kandahar --
COIN, the counterinsurgency manual --
Civilian casualties, III --
Shia family law --
Women --
A small travel library, IV --
Death in August --
The presidential elections --
A way to reconciliation --
The future of Af-Pak --
Leaving Kabul, February 2010.

The author served nearly two years as the civilian representative of NATO in Afghanistan, running a counterinsurgency campaign in the wartorn nation. This book is the story of his mission and 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?

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