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100			_9292 _a Marsden, Peter
245		0	_aAfghanistan Aid, Armies & Empires _cPeter Marsden
250			_a2010
260			_bI.B.Tauris,London,New York _c2010 _aLondon
300			_a234 p. _b;13.97 x 1.79 x 21.72 cm
520			_aAs the battle for Afghanistan intensifies, with humanitarian workers increasingly finding themselves on the frontline, aid expert Peter Marsden draws on decades of personal experience in the country to unravel the relationship between great power politics and development, from the Great Game era to the present day. While the US has recently been criticized for blurring the distinctions between military and humanitarian operations, the use of aid to further great power strategic objectives is, Marsden finds, nothing new. Examining the interventions of the British in the 19th Century, the Soviets in 1979 and the US in 2001, he brings to light significant new information on the use of aid in pursuit of strategic objectives. Drawing on his own experience, he explains the changing relationship between the aid community and different Afghan governments, including the Taliban. His rigorously argued conclusions are surprising; and make compelling reading matter for military and humanitarian policymakers alike. Afghanistan: Aid, Armies and Empires offers both a coruscating exploration of the relationship between aid and power and a fresh and original history of Afghanistan through the prism of great power politics.
650			_aSecurity
650		0	_aAfghanistan _9599
650		0	_aHumanitarian assistance _9898
650		0	_aHumanitarian assistance--Political aspects _9899
650		0	_aPolitics and government _95
650		0	_aStrategic aspects of individual places _9676
650		0	_aDiplomatic relations _97
700			_9292 _a Marsden, Peter
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