{"product_id":"the-soviet-withdrawal-from-afghanistan-hardback-9780521375771","title":"The Soviet Withdrawal from Afghanistan (Hardback) 9780521375771","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Soviet Withdrawal from Afghanistan\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe authors examine the Geneva Accords; the future for post-withdrawal Afghanistan.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAmin Saikal (Edited by), William Maley (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521375771, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 6 April 1989\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e188 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.4 x 15.2 x 2.1 cm, 0.422 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\"...this book...serves very well as a guide to where things stood at the time of the Geneva accords of 1988 and the beginning of the withdrawal of Soviet troops.\"   Foreign Affairs\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eNearly ten years of bloodshed and political turmoil have followed the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979. Soviet occupation not only proved a major trauma for the people of Afghanistan; invasion ended the growth in superpower dentents that had characterised the late 1970s; and in the Soviet Union the effects of escalating military costs and over 13,000 young military casualties have been felt at every level of society. The decision to withdraw combat forces under the provisions of the Geneva Accords of April 1988 is one of the most dramatic developments in the international system since the end of the Second World War. The effects of this decision will be felt not only in Afghanistan, but in the Soviet Union, in Southwest Asia, and in the wider world. The Soviet Withdrawal from Afghanistan has been designed to explore the background to the decision to withdraw and its broader implications. The authors, all established specialists, examine the Geneva Accords; the future for post-withdrawal Afghanistan; and the impact of withdrawal on regional states, Soviet foreign and domestic policies, the Soviet armed forces, Sino-Soviet relations and world politics. They write from diverse disciplinary traditions, while bringing together a shared sensitivity to the issues which complicate the Afghan question.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction Amin Saikal and William Maley\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Geneva Accords of April 1988 William Maley\u003cbr\u003e 3. Post-withdrawal Afghanistan: light at the end of the tunnel Louis Dupree\u003cbr\u003e 4. The regional politics of the Afghan crisis Amin Saikal\u003cbr\u003e 5. The Afghan conflict and soviet domestic politics T. H. Rigby\u003cbr\u003e 6. The soviet armed forces and the Afghan war Geoffrey Jukes\u003cbr\u003e 7. Afghanistan and soviet alliances Robert F. Miller\u003cbr\u003e 8. Afghanistan and Sino-soviet relations Leslie Holmes\u003cbr\u003e 9. The Afghanistan 'settlement' and the future of world politics Richard A. Falk\u003cbr\u003e 10. Conclusions: management of the Afghan crisis J. L. Richardson\u003cbr\u003e List of contributors\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":46007155097880,"sku":"9780521375771","price":92.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521375771i_94a3e924-cf59-46f9-8500-c3891eb5e954.jpg?v=1691376018","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-soviet-withdrawal-from-afghanistan-hardback-9780521375771","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}