State, Revolution, and Superpowers in Afghanistan

by Hafizullah Emadi

This volume studies the process of nation-state building, its role in modernization and developments in Afghanistan following World War II to the period of Soviet occupation of the country in December 1979, and the struggle of various social strata for social transformation in the country. The book further explores the policies of the two superpowers--the United States and the Soviet Union--and their economic assistance in Afghanistan's modernization...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275934608
• ISBN13: 9780275934606
• Release Date: February 1990
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 173 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"