Afghanistan, the Great Game RevisitedA single comprehensive guide to the issue of the Soviet invasion that explains what is happening and why, and what it means for the rest of the world. Readable and concise as well as authoritative, it includes information that has never before been made public in chapters contributed by an international roster of leading experts. A new chapter, 'The Geneva Accords-The Settlement and its Consequences, ' updates this bestseller in order to look at the recent developments in the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan both in theory and in fact |
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For that , Afghans have always been too democratic and too independent - minded . Thus , among the Afghans , Islam has never been the basis for a permanent , formal and hierarchical religious or political organization .
For that , Afghans have always been too democratic and too independent - minded . Thus , among the Afghans , Islam has never been the basis for a permanent , formal and hierarchical religious or political organization .
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... as far as the emergence of an independent Baluchistan is concerned , unless they feel it is against their interest .... There is no doubt the Soviets are a big power and like all big powers they wish to extend their influence .
... as far as the emergence of an independent Baluchistan is concerned , unless they feel it is against their interest .... There is no doubt the Soviets are a big power and like all big powers they wish to extend their influence .
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In all cases , these publications represent party positions rather than independent reporting , and as sources of information they should be checked against other , more objective independent sources . An effort is presently being made ...
In all cases , these publications represent party positions rather than independent reporting , and as sources of information they should be checked against other , more objective independent sources . An effort is presently being made ...
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Chapters | 1 |
A Letter from a Soviet Ambassador | 31 |
The Road to Crisis 19191980 | 37 |
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| Otsikko | Afghanistan, the Great Game Revisited Focus on issues G - Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Series |
| Toimittaja | Rosanne Klass |
| Painos | tarkistettu |
| Kustantaja | Freedom House, 1990 |
| ISBN | 0932088589, 9780932088581 |
| Pituus | 565 sivua |
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