Product Description: Afghanistan: The Next Phase takes an in-depth look at the present situation in Afghanistan by placing it in the context of the country’s tribal culture, history, and demography. It considers its association with Pakistan, with whom it shares not only a long border, but also the Pashtuns—the largest ethnic component in its population—and the rise of extremism in many parts of the Sunni world...read more

Product Description: Imagine 30 years of warfare. Imagine a powerful earthquake destroying your livelihood and home. Imagine your village destroyed and your family murdered in genocide. Writer/photographer Chip Duncan takes readers on a journey through three of the world's most challenging places...read more

Product Description: *Uses Afghanistan as a case-study that can be applied internationally*Contributors have direct political and human rights experience in the fieldThe prevailing wisdom about post-conflict reconstruction is centered on the notion of nation-building...read more

Product Description: Humanitarian nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) grew significantly in the last decades of the 20th century. The international NGO community today is a rich world of professional bodies, local organizations, mammoth multinationals, charities, advocacy groups, business-like organizations, ad hoc agencies and voluntary associations...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)