Little america : (Record no. 15726)
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| fixed length control field | 01888nam a2200217 a 4500 |
| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER | |
| control field | ASIN0307947041 |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20170105102924.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 131210s2013 xxu eng d |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 0307947041 (paperback) |
| Terms of availability | $16.00 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780307947048 (paperback) |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | 0 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Chandrasekaran, Rajiv. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Little america : |
| Remainder of title | the war within the war for afghanistan / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Rajiv Chandrasekaran. |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | Reprint ed. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | [S.l.] : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Bloomsbury |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2012. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 416 p. ; |
| Dimensions | 20 cm. |
| 490 1# - SERIES STATEMENT | |
| Series statement | Vintage. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | A New York Times Notable Book A Washington Post Notable Book A St. Louis Post-Dispatch Best Book of the Year The author of the acclaimed bestseller and National Book Award finalist, Imperial Life in the Emerald City , tells the startling, behind-the-scenes story of the US’s political and military misadventure in Afghanistan. In this meticulously reported and illuminating book, Rajiv Chandrasekaran focuses on southern Afghanistan in the year of President Obama’s surge, and reveals the epic tug of war that occurred between the president and a military that increasingly went its own way. The profound ramifications this political battle had on the region and the world are laid bare through a cast of fascinating characters—disillusioned and inept diplomats, frustrated soldiers, headstrong officers—who played a part in the process of pumping American money and soldiers into Afghan nation-building. What emerges in Little America is a detailed picture of unsavory compromise—warlords who were to be marginalized suddenly embraced, the Karzai family transformed from foe to friend, fighting corruption no longer a top priority—and a venture that became politically, financially, and strategically un |
| 856 #0 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Host name | Vintage. |
| Materials specified | Amazon.com |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0307947041/cho">http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0307947041/cho</a> |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | |
| Koha item type | Book |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection code | Permanent Location | Current Location | Shelving location | Date acquired | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Centre for International Peace & Stability (CIPS) | Centre for International Peace & Stability (CIPS) | General Stacks | 10/02/2013 | 958.10471 CHA 2012 | CIPS0001709 | 12/10/2013 | 12/10/2013 | Book |