The Punishment of Virtue: Inside Afghanistan after the Taliban by Chayes, Sarah - 2006

University Queensland Press, St. Lucia, Queensland, 2006. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Illustrator: Photographic. Notes and index. At the beginning of the text there is a map showing Afghanistan and its neighbours. Between pages 180 and 181 there are 16 pages of black-and-white photographs. Colour photographic paperback binding with green, white and black coloured titles to the front panel and white, green and blue coloured titles backstrip. The author went to Afghanistan in 2001 report on American military action to topple the Taliban in Afghanistan. This is her report on that (ultimately flawed) military action, the story of corrupt warlords, insurgency, and, into the villages where the elders were struggling to help their people survive the newest Afghan revolution. For, as the rear panel blurb states " ... The Punishment of Virtue charge the course of the story whose tragic climax was not inevitable, but rather was the result of misguided and shortsighted policies. Weaving passages of carefully researched and engagingly narrated history into her tale, Chayes helps us grasp the subtleties of an exotic and strategic plan – and proves how important it is for policy-makers to have an inkling of such subtleties before launching into overseas missions."  A little creasing of the book corners with rubbing of the book edges and panels. Uniform tanning of the text block edges and pages.  Size: Trade Paperback. [13], 2 - 386, [2] pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Military & Warfare; Sociology; Afghanistan; Modern; Politics & Government. ISBN: 0702235881. ISBN/EAN: 9780702235887. Inventory No: 0125722. . 9780702235887