TY - BOOK AU - Kalinovsky,Artemy M. TI - A long goodbye : : the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan / SN - 9780674058668 AV - DK68.7. A6. PY - 2011///. CY - Cambridge, Massachusetts : PB - Harvard University Press, KW - Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeevich, KW - Shevardnadze, Ėduard Amvrosievich, KW - Disengagement (Military science) KW - Case studies KW - Soviet Union KW - Foreign relations KW - Afghanistan KW - Afghanistan KW - Soviet Union KW - History KW - Soviet occupation, 1979-1989 KW - 1975-1985 KW - 1985-1991 N1 - “Includes bibliography”—(p. 278-294); Contents: Introduction (p. 1)—1. The reluctant intervention (p. 16)—2. The turn toward diplomacy (p. 54)—3. Gorbachev confronts Afghanistan (p. 74)—4. The national reconciliation campaign (p. 93)—5. Engaging with the Americans (p. 122)—6. The Army withdraws and the Politburo debates (p. 147)—7. Soviet policy adrift (p. 178)—Conclusion (p. 206)—Abbreviations (p. 229)—Notes (p. 231)—A note on sources (p. 276)—Bibliography (p. 278)—Acknowledgments (p. 295)—Index (p. 297).l ER -