© Columbia University Press
Revolution Unending: Afghanistan, 1979 to the Present
February, 2005
Cloth, 385 pages,
ISBN: 978-0-231-13626-6
$35.00
"A coherent overview for scholars of region." — Kirkus
"For an authoritative account of modern Afghan history, we must turn instead to Gilles Dorronsoro's Revolution Unending. Deftly translated from the French by John King, it explains that conflict between the various ethnic groups in Afghanistan was never inevitable." — Peter Bergen, Washington Post Book World
"A timely and valuable work." — Jay Freeman, Booklist
"Revolution Unending is an excellent and very thorough study... This first-rate empirically-grounded book is a must read." — Abdulkader Sinno, Middle East Journal
"Dorronsoro, in his splendid and fascinating study... provides a much needed antidote to the many misconceptions about this country." — Erik Sean Estep, Digest of Middle East Studies
"One of the finest studies of the origins, structure, and conduct of the conflicts in Afghanistan. It is based on solid fieldwork and informed by a sophisticated intellectual framework." — Barnett Rubin, director, New York University’s Center on International Cooperation and author of The Search for Peace in Afghanistan and director, New York University's Center on International Cooperation and author of The Search force in Afghanistan
"Even after September 11 and the rush to publish new books on Afghanistan, [Revolution Unending] stands out as one of the best general studies of the Afghan conflict." — Antonio Giustozzi, author of War, Politics, and Society
"This magnificent work of research and interpretation deserves to become a classic in the field." — Anatol Lieven, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and author of America Right or Wrong: An Anatomy of American Nationalism
"Better than any other scholar, Dorronsoro has rebutted the image of politics between the fall of communist power and the rise of Taliban as simply a primordial struggle devoid of logic or rationale." — William Maley, author of Fundamentalism Reborn? Afghanistan and the Taliban