Afghanistan and the Soviet Union : collision and transformation / edited by Milan Hauner and Robert L. Canfield.

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents: List of tables and illustrations—Acknowledgments—List of contributors—Part one : the human factor—1. The collision of evolutionary process and Islamic ideology in greater central Asia

Robert L. Canfield—2. The Mujahedin and the preservation of Afghan culture

Olivier Roy—3. The sovietization of Afghanistan

Olivier Roy—Part two : the geopolitical infrastructure—4. Central Asia and the Soviet “Midlands” : regional position and economic integration

Leslie Dienes—5. Afghanistan resources and Soviet policy in central and south Asia

John f. Shroder, Jr.—6. Afghanistan and the transport infrastructures of Turkestan

Victor L. Mote—7. The soviet geostrategic dilemma

Milan Hauner—Conclusion

Robert L. Canfield—Maps—Index.