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Can Intervention Work?

Hardcover • 2011 • English

Can Intervention Work?

By Rory Stewart, Gerald Knaus

2 Ratings • 5.0 of 5

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About the book

Best-selling author Rory Stewart and political economist Gerald Knaus examine the impact of large-scale interventions, from Bosnia to Afghanistan. Rory Stewart (author of The Places In Between) and Gerald Knaus distill their remarkable firsthand experiences of political and military interventions into a potent examination of what we can and cannot achieve in a new era of "nation building." As they delve into the massive, military-driven efforts in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Balkans, the expansi...Show more

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9780393081206

Publisher

W. W. Norton & Company

Published year

2011

Language

English

Original title

Can Intervention Work?

Format

Hardcover

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