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Author:

Kalinovsky, Artemy M.

Title:

A long goodbye : the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan / Artemy M. Kalinovsky.

Publisher:

Harvard University Press,

Copyright Date:

2011

Description:

304 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.

Subject:

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.
Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeevich,--1931-
Shevardnadze, Ėduard Amvrosievich,--1928-
Disengagement (Military science)--Case studies.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

The reluctant intervention -- The turn toward diplomacy -- Gorbachev confronts Afghanistan -- The national reconciliation campaign -- Engaging with the Americans -- The Army withdraws and the Politburo debates -- Soviet policy adrift.

ISBN:

0674058666 (alk. paper)
9780674058668 (alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)676725384

LCCN:

2010048681

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)