{"product_id":"the-soviet-union-in-the-horn-of-africa-the-diplomacy-of-intervention-and-disengagement-paperback-9780521102513","title":"The Soviet Union in the Horn of Africa; The Diplomacy of Intervention and Disengagement (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521102513","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Soviet Union in the Horn of Africa\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Diplomacy of Intervention and Disengagement\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis is an attempt to address the paradoxes of Soviet behaviour in the Horn of Africa.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRobert G. Patman (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521102513, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 12 March 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e432 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.4 cm, 0.63 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"[Patman's] extensive and skillful use of Soviet primary sources provides new insights into Moscow's policy of 'calculated opportunism.'\"  Supported by 60 pages of notes and a 20-page bibliography, this authoritative and well-written work will be indispensable to readers interested in Soviet policy toward the Third World.\"   Choice\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis is an attempt to address the paradoxes of Soviet behaviour in the Horn of Africa. Dr Patman, editor of the journal Third World in Soviet Perspective, traces the impact of history, superpower relationships and competition on Soviet perceptions and motives. Dr Patman provides a careful historical background to the recent conflicts and shows how the Soviet Union and its East European partners dramatically switched from being close allies of Somalia to allies of Ethiopia and then intervened in the Ethiopian-Somali war of 1977–8 to ensure the military defeat of their former ally. However, he does not confine himself simply to retrospective analysis. He also assesses the Soviet experience in the region in the period since 1978, and considers in particular the impact of Gorbachev's thinking and the new diplomacy. The Soviet Union in the Horn of Africa provides the most detailed examination yet of Soviet policy.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of maps\u003cbr\u003e List of tables\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e List of abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Note on transliteration of Russian words\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. From intervention to disengagement: a framework\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Motivational Aspects: 2. The evolution of a Soviet interest\u003cbr\u003e 3. Entering the 1970s: the Soviet disposition\u003cbr\u003e Part II. The Horn of Opportunity: 4. The budding alliance: Marx, Lenin and Mohammed\u003cbr\u003e 5. The Ethiopian revolution and the quest for a Pax Sovietica\u003cbr\u003e 6. war, realignment and the enforcement of proletarian internationalism\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e 7. Soviet power without influence?\u003cbr\u003e Appendices\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: International relations [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on International relations\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22International%20relations%20%5BJPS%5D%22\"\u003eJPS\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46006404808984,"sku":"9780521102513","price":34.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521102513i_db50d416-7a71-4f03-a55c-b22e5577dd86.jpg?v=1694970838","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-soviet-union-in-the-horn-of-africa-the-diplomacy-of-intervention-and-disengagement-paperback-9780521102513","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}