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Afghanistan : the definitive account of a country at crossroads / George Arney.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : Mandarin, 1990.Description: [10], 275 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 18 cmISBN:
  • 0749301961
  • 9780749301965
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • DS371.2. A76 1990
Contents:
Contents: Acknowledgments—List of illustrations—Maps—1. Birth of a nation—2. A clutch of kings : from Amanullah to Daoud—3. Embracing the bear : foreign policy 1919-1973—4. The dangerous decade : Islam, Marxism and the democratic experiment 1963-1973—5. Revolution in two acts : Daoud’s republic and the communist coup 1973-1978—6. Prelude to invasion : Hafizullah Amin and his downfall—7. The bearded warriors : resistance inside Afghanistan 1978-1988—8. The bearded politicians : the resistance in exile 1975-1989—9. Uncle Sam and the grinning general : US and Pakistani involvement in the resistance—10. Postcard from Peshawar—11. Postcard from Kabul—12. The puppet regime : war and national reconciliation 1979-1988—13. The man from the UN : Diego Cordovez and the peace talks 1982-1988—14. The struggle for Kabul : Soviet withdrawal and its aftermath—Epilogue : the headless goat—Notes—Index.
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Monograph Monograph Afghanistan Centre at Kabul University Available 3ACKU000353853
Monograph Monograph Afghanistan Centre at Kabul University DS371.2.A76 1990 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 2 Available 3ACKU000011980
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Contents: Acknowledgments—List of illustrations—Maps—1. Birth of a nation—2. A clutch of kings : from Amanullah to Daoud—3. Embracing the bear : foreign policy 1919-1973—4. The dangerous decade : Islam, Marxism and the democratic experiment 1963-1973—5. Revolution in two acts : Daoud’s republic and the communist coup 1973-1978—6. Prelude to invasion : Hafizullah Amin and his downfall—7. The bearded warriors : resistance inside Afghanistan 1978-1988—8. The bearded politicians : the resistance in exile 1975-1989—9. Uncle Sam and the grinning general : US and Pakistani involvement in the resistance—10. Postcard from Peshawar—11. Postcard from Kabul—12. The puppet regime : war and national reconciliation 1979-1988—13. The man from the UN : Diego Cordovez and the peace talks 1982-1988—14. The struggle for Kabul : Soviet withdrawal and its aftermath—Epilogue : the headless goat—Notes—Index.

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