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Afghanistan under Soviet Domination, 1964–91

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hyman, Anthony
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London Palgrave Macmillan UK 1992, 1992
Edition:Third Edition
Subjects:
Asian Politics
Modern History
Asian History
History, Modern
Asia / Politics And Government
History
Social History
Asia / History
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary: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
Physical Description:XVI, 298 p online resource
ISBN:9781349219483

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