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A kingdom of their own: the family Karzai and the Afghan disaster
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Published:
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2016.
Physical Desc:
422 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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Carmichael
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Elk Grove
958.10471 P273 2016

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"The key to understanding the calamitous Afghan war is the complex, ultimately failed relationship between the powerful, duplicitous Karzai family and the U.S.--brilliantly portrayed here in its entirety for the first time by the former Washington Post Kabul bureau chief"--

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First edition.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780307962645, 0307962644

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General Note
"This is a Borzoi book"--Title-page verso.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [391]-402) and index.
Description
"The key to understanding the calamitous Afghan war is the complex, ultimately failed relationship between the powerful, duplicitous Karzai family and the U.S.--brilliantly portrayed here in its entirety for the first time by the former Washington Post Kabul bureau chief"--,Provided by publisher

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APA Citation (style guide)

Partlow, J. (2016). A kingdom of their own: the family Karzai and the Afghan disaster. First edition. New York, Alfred A. Knopf.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Partlow, Joshua. 2016. A Kingdom of Their Own: The Family Karzai and the Afghan Disaster. New York, Alfred A. Knopf.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Partlow, Joshua, A Kingdom of Their Own: The Family Karzai and the Afghan Disaster. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 2016.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Partlow, Joshua. A Kingdom of Their Own: The Family Karzai and the Afghan Disaster. First edition. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 2016.

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