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The Soviet Withdrawal from Afghanistan
by Amin Saikal
ISBN: 0521375770
ISBN-13: 9780521375771
Format: Hardcover
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Publisher: Cambridge Univ Pr
Published date: 1989
Size: 6 x 9 inches
Weight: 0.95 pounds
Pages: 177
Publisher's Notes
Nearly ten years of bloodshed and political turmoil have followed the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979. Soviet occupation not only proved a major trauma for the people of Afghanistan; invasion ended at a stroke the growth in superpower detente that had characterized the late 1970s; and back home in the Soviet Union the effects of escalating military costs and over 13,000 young military casualties have been felt at every level of society. The decision to withdraw combat forces under the provisions of the Geneva Accords of April 1988 is one of the most dramatic developments in the international system since the end of the Second World War. Unable to overcome fierce insurgent Mujahideen resistance, the new Soviet leadership under General Secretary Gorbachev has opted to cut its military losses under a veil of UN diplomacy. The effects of this decision will be felt not only in Afghanistan but in the Soviet Union, in Southeast Asia, and in the wider world. This book is designed to explore the background to the decision to withdraw and its broader implications. The authors, all established specialists, examine the Geneva Accords; the future for post-withdrawal Afghanistan; and the impact of withdrawal on regional states, Soviet foreign and domestic policies, the Soviet armed forces, Sino-Soviet relations, and world politics. They write from diverse disciplinary perspectives while bringing together a shared sensitivity to the issues that complicate the Afghan question.
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The Soviet Withdrawal from Afghanistan
Saikal, Amin & Maley, William
Cambridge England: Cambridge University Press, 1989 177 pages . Reprint. Mass Market Paperback. Good/No Jacket. ( more information) Offered by Hylands Bookshop (Australia)
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The Soviet Withdrawal from Afghanistan
Saikal, Amin and Maley, William (Eds)
Cambridge University Press, 1989 178pp, original buckram in DJ. Pages browned, otherwise clean. First Edition. Hardback. Good+/Very Good. 8vo. ( more information) Offered by Red Star Books (United Kingdom)
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The Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan
Saikal, Amin; Maley, William
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Saikal Amin,Maley William
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The Soviet Withdrawal from Afghanistan (Qty: 5)
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Cambridge University Press, 1989-04-28. Hardcover. New. CONDITION:NEW The authors examine the Geneva Accords; the future for post-withdrawal Afghanistan. Russian, East European government, politics, policy ( more information) Offered by RCBOOKS (United States)
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Editor-Amin Saikal; Editor-William Maley
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Editor-Amin Saikal; Editor-William Maley
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Editor-Amin Saikal; Editor-William Maley
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