MARC details
| 000 -LEADER |
|---|
| fixed length control field |
03525cam a2200457 a 4500 |
| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER |
|---|
| control field |
16198437 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER |
|---|
| control field |
OSt |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
|---|
| control field |
20251111073019.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
|---|
| fixed length control field |
100422s2009 nyub b 001 0 eng d |
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
|---|
| LC control number |
2010292601 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
|---|
| International Standard Book Number |
9780143115571 |
| Qualifying information |
pbk. |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
|---|
| International Standard Book Number |
014311557X |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER |
|---|
| System control number |
16198437 |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER |
|---|
| System control number |
(OCoLC)262428574 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
|---|
| Original cataloging agency |
BTCTA |
| Transcribing agency |
JCSC |
| Modifying agency |
YDXCP |
| -- |
EXC |
| -- |
IAK |
| -- |
MUQ |
| -- |
CDX |
| -- |
CKL |
| -- |
DLC |
| 042 ## - AUTHENTICATION CODE |
|---|
| Authentication code |
lccopycat |
| 050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER |
|---|
| Classification number |
DS371.4 |
| Item number |
.R37 2009 |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
|---|
| Classification number |
954.9105/3 |
| Edition number |
22 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
|---|
| Personal name |
Rashid, Ahmed. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT |
|---|
| Title |
Descent into chaos : |
| Remainder of title |
the U.S. and the disaster in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. |
Ahmed Rashid. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. |
|---|
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. |
New York : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. |
Penguin Books, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. |
c2009. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
|---|
| Extent |
498 p. : |
| Other physical details |
maps ; |
| Dimensions |
22 cm. |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE |
|---|
| Content type term |
text |
| Content type code |
txt |
| Source |
rdacontent |
| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE |
|---|
| Media type term |
unmediated |
| Media type code |
n |
| Source |
rdamedia |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE |
|---|
| Carrier type term |
volume |
| Carrier type code |
nc |
| Source |
rdacarrier |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
|---|
| General note |
"With a new final chapter" -- Front cover. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
|---|
| General note |
Originally published by Viking Penguin in 2008. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
|---|
| Bibliography, etc. note |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
|---|
| Formatted contents note |
Introduction. Imperial overreach and nation building -- Pt. I. 9/11 and war -- 1. A man with a mission : the unending conflict in Afghanistan -- 2. "The U.S. will act like a wounded bear" : Pakistan's long search for its soul -- 3. The chief executive's schizophrenia : Pakistan, the United Nations, and the United States before 9/11 -- 4. Attack! : retaliation and invasion -- 5. The search for a settlement : Afghanistan and Pakistan at odds -- Pt. II. The politics of the post-9/11 world -- 6. A nuclear state of mind : India, Pakistan, and the war of permanent instability -- 7. The one-billion-dollar warlords : the war within Afghanistan -- 8. Musharraf's lost moment : political expediency and authoritarian rule -- Pt. III. The failure of nation building -- 9. Afghanistan I : economic reconstruction -- 10. Afghanistan II : rebuilding security -- 11. Double-dealing with Islamic extremism : al Queda and the Taliban in Pakistan -- 12. Taliban resurgent : the Taliban return home -- Pt. IV. Descent into chaos -- 13. Al Queda's bolt-hole : Pakistan's tribal areas -- 14. America shows the way : the disappeared and the rendered -- 15. Drugs and thugs : opium fuels the insurgency -- 16. Who lost Uzbekistan? : tyranny in Central Asia -- 17. The Taliban offensive : battling for control of Afghanistan, 2006-2007 -- 18. The death of an icon: Pakistan struggles to survive -- 19. Conclusion: A fragile future. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
|---|
| Summary, etc. |
Examines how the failure of the nation building policies of the United States have contributed to increased instability in both Pakistan and Afghanistan, a result which represents the greatest threat to peace and security in the global community. |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME |
|---|
| Geographic name |
Afghanistan |
| General subdivision |
Politics and government |
| Chronological subdivision |
2001-2021. |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME |
|---|
| Geographic name |
Pakistan |
| General subdivision |
Politics and government |
| Chronological subdivision |
1988- |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME |
|---|
| Geographic name |
South Asia |
| General subdivision |
Relations |
| Geographic subdivision |
United States. |
| 856 42 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS |
|---|
| Materials specified |
Publisher description |
| Uniform Resource Identifier |
<a href="http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1101/2010292601-d.html">http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1101/2010292601-d.html</a> |
| 856 42 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS |
|---|
| Materials specified |
Contributor biographical information |
| Uniform Resource Identifier |
<a href="http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1205/2010292601-b.html">http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1205/2010292601-b.html</a> |
| 856 41 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS |
|---|
| Materials specified |
Table of contents only |
| Uniform Resource Identifier |
<a href="http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1205/2010292601-t.html">http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1205/2010292601-t.html</a> |
| 906 ## - LOCAL DATA ELEMENT F, LDF (RLIN) |
|---|
| a |
7 |
| b |
cbc |
| c |
copycat |
| d |
1 |
| e |
ncip |
| f |
20 |
| g |
y-gencatlg |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
|---|
| Source of classification or shelving scheme |
Library of Congress Classification |
| Koha item type |
Normal Collection |
| Suppress in OPAC |
No |
