Beschreibung:
Sinno closely examines the fortunes of the various factions in Afghanistan that have been fighting each other and foreign armies since the 1979 Soviet invasion, offering a new understanding of how their organizational structure determine success.
1. Organizing to WinPart One: An Organizational Theory of Group Conflict2. Organization and the Outcome of Conflicts3. Advantages and Limitations of Structures4. The Gist of the Organizational TheoryPart Two: Explaining the Outcomes of Afghan Conflicts5. The Soviet Withdrawal from Afghanistan6. Resilience through Division, 1979-19897. The Cost of the Failure to Restructure, 1989-19948. The Rise of the Taliban, 1994-20019. Afghan Conflicts under U.S. Occupation, 2001-Part Three: And Beyond...10. The Organizational Theory beyond AfghanistanGlossary of TermsParticipants in Post-1978 Afghan ConflictsReferencesIndex