Central Asian states have experienced a number of historical changes that have challenged their traditional societies and lifestyles. The most significant changes occurred as a result of the revolution in 1917, the incorporation of the region into the Soviet Union, and gaining independence after the collapse of the USSR. Impartial and informed public evaluation of the Soviet and post-Soviet periods has always been a complicated issue, and the 'official' descriptions have often contradicted the interpretations of the past viewed through the experiences of ordinary people.
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Central Asian states have experienced a number of historical changes that have challenged their traditional societies and lifestyles. The most sign...
While a longstanding body of literature exists on Japanese foreign policy toward East Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries, the recent academic literature lacks thorough contextualization and analyses of Japanese foreign policy in Central Asia. This volume outlines the general conceptual problems regarding the Central Asia states in Japan's foreign policy and provides further details of the evolution of Japan's foreign policy and its initiatives with respect to Central Asia. It also offers insights into the security, political, and economic aspects of...
While a longstanding body of literature exists on Japanese foreign policy toward East Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) coun...
This volume offers perspectives from the general public in post-Soviet Central Asia and reconsiders the meaning and the legacy of Soviet administration in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan.
This volume offers perspectives from the general public in post-Soviet Central Asia and reconsiders the meaning and the legacy of Soviet administratio...
