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Afghanistan Under Soviet Domination, 1964-91
Anthony Hyman
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Description for Afghanistan Under Soviet Domination, 1964-91
Hardback. Afghanistan, on the borders of Central Asia, became a focus of Superpower rivalry and international intrigue after the Soviet invasion in 1979. This book shows how Afghanistan's traditional society has been profoundly changed by the ensueing war. Num Pages: 314 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FCA; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; 3JJPR; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTB; HBTQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 571.
The book offers a clear, authoritative and readable guide to the modern history of Afghanistan. This remote land made up of many tribes and ethnic peoples on the borders of Central Asia became a focus of Superpower rivalry and international intrigue after the Soviet invasion in 1979. This book shows how Afghanistan's traditional society has been profoundly shaken up in a cruelly destructive war, causing the world's biggest refugee problem and a chronic instability which threatens the wider region.
The book offers a clear, authoritative and readable guide to the modern history of Afghanistan. This remote land made up of many tribes and ethnic peoples on the borders of Central Asia became a focus of Superpower rivalry and international intrigue after the Soviet invasion in 1979. This book shows how Afghanistan's traditional society has been profoundly shaken up in a cruelly destructive war, causing the world's biggest refugee problem and a chronic instability which threatens the wider region.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
Number of Pages
298
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333492901
SKU
V9780333492901
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