| After the Taliban: Life and Security in Rural Afghanistan Contributor(s): Nojumi, Neamatollah (Author), Mazurana, Dyan (Author), Stites, Elizabeth (Author) |
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ISBN: 0742540324 ISBN-13: 9780742540323 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers OUR PRICE: $143.55 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2008 Annotation: Despite the fall of the Taliban, Afghanistan remains a country in need of strong international support. This fascinating and clearly written book is the result of data that was collected in rural areas of Afghanistan by a Tufts University team of researchers, who used the data to analyze countrywide trends in the relationship between human security and livelihoods. Their data and recommendations are published here for the first time. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Security (national & International) - Political Science | Human Rights - Political Science | World - Middle Eastern |
| Dewey: 307.720 |
| LCCN: 2008019404 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6" W x 9.1" (1.45 lbs) 338 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: To access the maps mentioned in this book, Click Here. Despite the fall of the Taliban, Afghanistan remains a country in dire need of strong international support. Only with an understanding of the conditions in both urban and rural areas will the international community be able to offer aid and remain committed to long-term development. This fascinating and clearly written book mines a rich and unique array of data, which was collected in rural areas of Afghanistan by an expert team of researchers, to analyze countrywide trends in the relationship between human security and livelihoods. The team's research and recommendations, published here for the first time, suggest that international assistance or national development strategies that ignore the long-term developmental and structural goals and sideline the moderate elements of Afghan society will be doomed to failure. The authors' deeply informed policy recommendations will help to focus further action on vital issues such as co-optation of aid by armed political groups; water scarcity; contamination and degradation of the environment; education; health care; agriculture, livestock, and land health; and justice. A valuable resource for students, policymakers, donor governments, and national and international organizations, After the Taliban opens a rare window into the otherwise hidden lives of the people of rural Afghanistan. |