{"product_id":"9781804186893-war-peace-war","title":"War \u0026 Peace \u0026 War","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTwenty years in Afghanistan\u003cbr\u003eA definitive account of the region whose fate defined the first two decades of the 21st century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Andrew North has a deep empathy and understanding for Afghanistan and has seen sides of it - both good and horrifying - that very few international observers have encountered' Rory Stewart\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'By weaving personal stories into a modern history of Afghanistan, Andrew North provides a touching and intimate portrait of the country he grew to love. His beautiful illustrations add a unique perspective on how war has destroyed or transformed generations of Afghans' Lindsey Hilsum\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn early 2022, veteran journalist Andrew North was kidnapped by the Taliban. By the time he found himself imprisoned in a jail cell, he had been reporting from Afghanistan for two decades, coming to know hundreds of Afghans along the way. This book brings together both his and their stories.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFarzana was banned from attending school as a child, but education would take her further than she could have imagined.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBilal's dream of becoming a journalist came true, but at a cost.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile Abdul's ambition to become a doctor was thwarted, Jahan's prospects transformed radically for the better.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd in a quiet province, the life of a boy called Naqibullah was shattered.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWitness to both the country's transformation and the mistakes that eventually led to its collapse, in \u003ci\u003eWar \u0026amp; Peace \u0026amp; War\u003c\/i\u003e North vividly evokes a country where foreign powers and internal forces have been on a collision course for over two centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55301395120502,"sku":"9781804186893","price":9.85,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_36326466_e7634efb-3fc8-46c3-b51d-28c7124d0ca8.jpg?v=1759409767","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781804186893-war-peace-war","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}