Humanitarian Invasion: Global Development in Cold War Afghanistan by Timothy Nun

Description: Humanitarian Invasion by Timothy Nunan This book is a global history of development and humanitarianism in Afghanistan during the Cold War. Relying on sources from Soviet, Western, and NGO archives, as well as original interviews, it will engage readers interested in Soviet and Russian history, Afghan history, and the history of international development and NGOs. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Humanitarian Invasion is the first book of its kind: a ground-level inside account of what development and humanitarianism meant for Afghanistan, a country touched by international aid like no other. Relying on Soviet, Western, and NGO archives, interviews with Soviet advisers and NGO workers, and Afghan sources, Timothy Nunan forges a vivid account of the impact of development on a country on the front lines of the Cold War. Nunan argues that Afghanistan functioned as a laboratory for the future of the Third World nation-state. If, in the 1960s, Soviets, Americans, and Germans sought to make a territorial national economy for Afghanistan, later, under military occupation, Soviet nation-builders, French and Swedish humanitarians, and Pakistani-supported guerrillas fought a transnational civil war over Afghan statehood. Covering the entire period from the Cold War to Taliban rule, Humanitarian Invasion signals the beginning of a new stage in the writing of international history. Author Biography Timothy Nunan is an Academy Scholar at the Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies. Previously, he was an Alexander von Humboldt Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Zentralasien-Seminar of the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Table of Contents Introduction; 1. How to write the history of Afghanistan; 2. Afghanistans developmental moment?; 3. States of exception, states of humanity; 4. From Pashtunwali to communism?; 5. Under a red veil; 6. Borderscapes of denial; 7. The little platoons of humanity; 8. Conclusion. Review Beautifully written and the product of unique and prodigious research, Humanitarian Invasion enhances our understanding of the Soviet Union in the world, while poignantly chronicling the long-term collapse of the Afghan state. With this book, Timothy Nunan has made a critical contribution to our understanding of modern international history. Robert Rakove, Stanford University, CaliforniaThis is a truly fascinating, impressively researched work. Its highly original perspective illuminates not only the modern history of Afghanistan, but also the wider history of geopolitically-driven development missions in what we used to call the Third World. Anatol Lieven, author of Chechnya: Tombstone of Russian Power and Pakistan: A Hard CountryA groundbreaking study of a little understood experience of modernity in what used to be called the third world. Pankaj Mishra, The Guardian Best Books of the Year Nunan unexpectedly presents the political and present-day issues with researching history in both a global and development context. Due to the history of development and the Cold War, failed states and unfriendly regimes create situations in which historians must decide how to advance their research. In Nunans case, he continued his work and visited Central Asian, Russian, and Indian archives, in addition to interviewing local people while he was in-country. By not allowing failed state diplomacy and politics to hinder academic research, he manages to bring a nuanced approach to the historiography of development and Afghanistan. Ryan Glauser, Global Histories Promotional Humanitarian Invasion provides a history of international development and humanitarianism in Cold War Afghanistan. Review Quote "Beautifully written and the product of unique and prodigious research, Humanitarian Invasion enhances our understanding of the Soviet Union in the world, while poignantly chronicling the long-term collapse of the Afghan state. With this book, Timothy Nunan has made a critical contribution to our understanding of modern international history." Robert Rakove, Stanford University Promotional "Headline" Humanitarian Invasion provides a history of international development and humanitarianism in Cold War Afghanistan. Description for Bookstore This book is a global history of development and humanitarianism in Afghanistan during the Cold War. Relying on sources from Soviet, Western, and NGO archives, as well as original interviews, it will engage readers interested in Soviet and Russian history, Afghan history, and the history of international development and NGOs. Description for Library This book is a global history of development and humanitarianism in Afghanistan during the Cold War. Relying on sources from Soviet, Western, and NGO archives, as well as original interviews, it will engage readers interested in Soviet and Russian history, Afghan history, and the history of international development and NGOs. Details ISBN1107530970 Author Timothy Nunan Pages 340 Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 2018 ISBN-10 1107530970 ISBN-13 9781107530973 Format Paperback Imprint Cambridge University Press Subtitle Global Development in Cold War Afghanistan Place of Publication Cambridge Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 958.104 Affiliation Harvard University, Massachusetts Media Book Publication Date 2018-03-29 Illustrations 2 Maps; 8 Halftones, unspecified; 8 Halftones, black and white Short Title Humanitarian Invasion Language English UK Release Date 2018-03-29 AU Release Date 2018-03-29 NZ Release Date 2018-03-29 Series Global and International History Alternative 9781107112070 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:117948355;

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