A long goodbye : the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan / Artemy M. Kalinovsky.
Material type: TextLanguage: English Publication details: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, ©2011. Description: [6], 304 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cmISBN:- 9780674058668
- Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeevich, 1931-
- Shevardnadze, Ėduard Amvrosievich, 1928-
- Disengagement (Military science) -- Case studies
- Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- Afghanistan
- Afghanistan -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union
- Afghanistan -- History -- Soviet occupation, 1979-1989
- Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- 1975-1985
- Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- 1985-1991
- DK68.7. A6.
Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Monograph | Afghanistan Centre at Kabul University | DK68.7.A6.K35 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 2 | Available | 3ACKU000363167 | |||
Monograph | Afghanistan Centre at Kabul University | Available | 3ACKU000363175 |
“Includes bibliography”—(p. 278-294).
Contents: Introduction (p. 1)—1. The reluctant intervention (p. 16)—2. The turn toward diplomacy (p. 54)—3. Gorbachev confronts Afghanistan (p. 74)—4. The national reconciliation campaign (p. 93)—5. Engaging with the Americans (p. 122)—6. The Army withdraws and the Politburo debates (p. 147)—7. Soviet policy adrift (p. 178)—Conclusion (p. 206)—Abbreviations (p. 229)—Notes (p. 231)—A note on sources (p. 276)—Bibliography (p. 278)—Acknowledgments (p. 295)—Index (p. 297).l
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