The Dispensable Nation: American Foreign Policy in Retreat In a brilliant and revealing book destined to drive debate about the future of American power, Vali Nasr questions America’s dangerous choice to engage less and matter less in the world. Vali Nasr, author of the groundbreaking The Shia Revival, worked closely with Hillary Clinton at the State Department on Afghan and Pakistani affairs. In The Dispensable Nation, he takes us behind the scenes to show how Secretary Clinton and her ally, Ambassador Richard Holbrooke, were thwarted in their efforts to guide an ambitious policy in South Asia and the Middle East. Instead, four years of presidential leadership and billions of dollars of U.S. spending failed to advance democracy and…. Read more

Hearts for Sale! A Buyer’s Guide to Winning in Afghanistan In a powerful blend of story and strategic insight, Farzana Marie provides a unique and timely perspective on the conflict in Afghanistan. Realistic and optimistic, she draws on over ten years of personal connection with Afghanistan, including two years deployed as a U.S. Air Force officer, to urge clear thinking and action in the national interests of both the United States and Afghanistan. Arguing that it is not too late for humble, victorious partnership with Afghanistan, “Hearts for Sale!” advocates a vision-oriented, rather than numbers-oriented U.S. policy approach that honors the profound sacrifices made and heeds the desires of informed citizens. In these pages,…. Read more

Partitioned Lives: Migrants, Refugees, Citizens in India and Pakistan, 1947-65 The processes of establishing new national orders in the aftermath of the Partition entailed that minorities-Hindus in Pakistan and Muslims in India-had to re-negotiate their identities as rightful citizens. This book focuses on the partition of Bengal, its effects on minorities, and the subsequent reordering of national identities in India and East Pakistan (present day Bangladesh). Divided in three thematic sections, it examines issues of territoriality, identity, migration, and citizenship. This volume joins new scholarship on the Partition, which sees it as a process rather than a single event. It provides a cross border analysis of how India and East…. Read more

Inviter: Webster’s Timeline History, 2005 – 2007 Webster’s bibliographic and event-based timelines are comprehensive in scope, covering virtually all topics, geographic locations and people. They do so from a linguistic point of view, and in the case of this book, the focus is on “Inviter,” including when used in literature (e.g. all authors that might have Inviter in their name). As such, this book represents the largest compilation of timeline events associated with Inviter when it is used in proper noun form. Webster’s timelines cover bibliographic citations, patented inventions, as well as non-conventional and alternative meanings which capture ambiguities in usage. These furthermore cover all parts of speech (possessive,…. Read more

Slouching Towards Pakistan “Slouching Towards Pakistan” is a narrative over the span of 16 poems. The speaker of the narrative, a child, shows the reader a day in the life of his father, an officer in the United States military. The father-officer’s job is to take orders, the orders being to issue drone strikes in the Middle East. The poems contained in “Slouching Towards Pakistan” examine this father-son relationship, the state of our ever-changing world, and the consequences of utilizing and advocating Drone Warfare. List Price: $ 10.99 Price:…. Read more