Politics of Modern Central Asia

ISBN-13: 9780415468268 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 1776 str.

Bhavna Dave

Opis

The study of contemporary Central Asia has acquired significant scholarly attention since the collapse of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s. Central Asian Studies (which focuses on the five post-Soviet states of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan) is a burgeoning addition to the established field of Area Studies, as well as to the broader discipline of Development Studies. Offering comprehensive coverage of the political, economic, sociocultural, as well as security, concerns and foreign relations of Central Asia within a well-defined historical and conceptual framework, this new Routledge title is a timely and much-needed contribution to the existing materials on the region. The focus encompasses the region as a whole, as well as each individual country, comprising the Soviet legacy, cultural and social institutions, modern economic and political transition, and geopolitics and security. The collection is fully indexed, and has a comprehensive introduction by the editor which outlines the analytical framework and the historical context within which the selected texts are placed, and highlighting how scholarship in this field has evolved, as well as pointing to future trajectories. Politics of Modern Central Asia is an essential work of reference. It is destined to be valued by scholars, students, and researchers as well as policy-makers in the field of post-Soviet and Central Asian Studies as a vital resource."

Recenzje

'To sum up, the publication of the four volumes is a boon to scholars and to the general public interested in the recent politics of Central Asia. Bhavna Dave ought to be congratulated for providing us with such an enlightening anthology.' - Jacob M. Landau, Middle Eastern Studies Journal

Spis treści

Volume I: Encounters with Modernity: Russian and Soviet Rule  Part 1: From Russian Empire to Soviet Socialism  Part 2: Forging Nations, Building Socialism  Part 3: Battle against Islam: Accommodation and Resistance  Part 4: Women: Transformation without Emancipation  Part 5: Elites and Entitlements  Part 6: Reflections on Soviet Modernity  Volume II: State–Society Relations: Stability and Transformation  Part 1: Decolonization: Nations and State Building  Part 2: State-building, Conflicts, and Borders  Part 3: Ethnic and Cultural Revival  Part 4: Nations, Minorities, Diasporas  Part 5: Islam  Volume III: Post-Soviet Institutions: Continuities and Transformation  Part 1: Economic Reforms, Markets, and Transition  Part 3: Civil Society, Democratic Promotion, and International Actors  Part 4: Stability and ‘Colour Revolution’  Part 5: Gender in Post-Soviet Context  Volume IV: The Changing Geopolitical Context  Part 1: (Re)Locating Central Asia  Part 2: Regional Actors and Structures  Part 3: Encounters Between Western Norms and Regional Interests  Part 4: The Caspian Region: Energy Security and Pipelines