The efficient port / R.B. Oram and C.C.R. Baker

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910289049303321
• Autore: Oram, R.B
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Oxford [etc.] : Pergamon press, 1971
• Descrizione fisica: VII,215 p. ; 22 cm
• Altri autori (Persone): Baker, C.C.R.
• Locazione: DINTR
• Collocazione: P1/102
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia

A bitter harvest : US foreign policy and Afghanistan / / Tom Lansford

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910962664903321
• Autore: Lansford Tom.
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London : , : Routledge, , 2016
• ISBN: 1-351-96286-8; 1-315-26404-8
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (213 pages)
• Collana: US Foreign Policy and Conflict in the Islamic World
• Disciplina: 327.73058109045
• Soggetti: United States Foreign relations Afghanistan; Afghanistan Foreign relations United States
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: First published 2003 by Ashgate Publishing.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 1. The ethnic actors -- 2. Colonialism and a history of conflict -- 3. The failure of the post-colonial Afghan state -- 4. US policy at the dawn of the Cold War -- 5. The turn to the Soviet Union -- 6. 1979 : the invasion and the Mujahideen -- 7. the Taliban and Post-Cold War ; US policy -- 8. September 11 and the fall of the Taliban.
• Sommario/riassunto: The 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States formed part of the larger legacy of American interaction in Afghanistan. From the end of World War II onward, American foreign policy had a significant impact on the conflicts that marked the twentieth century history of this troubled land. The role of the United States was magnified by the violence of the ongoing internal ethnic struggles and the external machinations of the superpower Cold War rivalry. In line with the aims of the series, this valuable new book: · presents a historical overview of the causes and legacy of Afghanistan's internal conflict · explores the role and influence of the actors involved, including the various ethnic and religious groups and external powers such as the United States and the Soviet Union · provides the framework for a broader exploration of US policy toward Afghanistan A Bitter Harvest concludes with an assessment of US policy and policy recommendations.