Central Asia after the empire
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Central Asia after the empire
（Transnational Institute series）
Pluto Press, in association with the Transnational Institute, 1996
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Description
The Central Asian republics of the former Soviet Union gained autonomy in 1991. Hidden from the West for so long, little is known about Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. In the post-Cold War era, the shifts of power taking place within these oil-rich republics are keenly observed by the West and by the neighbouring economies of China, Turkey and Iran. The region's development as an economic force is of of still greater importance for Russia.
This volume provides an introductory overview of the peoples, economy, politics and religion of the Central Asian republics; the role of the region in the global arena and the potential impact on the military, political, demographic and economic balance of forces in Asia. The authors provide an analysis of the current situation and prospects for the newly emerged republics in the light of the region's immense mineral wealth and oil reserve and the long history of Islamic faith in the republics.
Table of Contents
Foreword by Fred Halliday
Maps
Introduction
1. Ethnicity, Religion, and the Nation State in Central Asia
Ethnic and Cultural Continuity
From Poliethnicity to Nation-State
Russians in Asia
Islam in Central Asia: The Sleeper Awakens
Custodians of Tradition: The Mahalla and the Mosque
2. The Soviet Era
'White Gold': The Cotton Dictatorship
Land and People: The Time-bomb (Uzbekistan Case)
Urban Crisis and Ruralisation
Industrial Crisis
3. After the Empire: Between the Etatcracy and the Ethnocracy - the Cities and Industries in Post-Imperial Uzbekistan
The Empire's Orphans
Ethno-privatisation
Foreign Capital: Tool of Modernisation or Conservation?
4. In Search of Political Stability: From State Socialism to National Authoritarianism
Post-Communism: Asian Dilemmas
Case A: Uzbekistan
National Democrats: Triumph Turned Defeat
From Partocracy towards Conservative Authoritanism: The Karimov Path
Fundamentalism
Case B: Kazakhstan
Towards an Ethnocratic State?
5. Regional Perspectives, Integration, and Foreign Policy Options
Bibliography
'Country Profiles' - Facts and Figures
Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kirgizia, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan
Index
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ISBN 9780745310893
Description
The Central Asian republics of the former Soviet Union gained autonomy in 1991. Hidden from the West for so long, little is known about Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. In the post-Cold War era, the shifts of power taking place within these oil-rich republics are keenly observed by the West and by the neighbouring economies of China, Turkey and Iran. The region's development as an economic force is of of still greater importance for Russia.
This volume provides an introductory overview of the peoples, economy, politics and religion of the Central Asian republics; the role of the region in the global arena and the potential impact on the military, political, demographic and economic balance of forces in Asia. The authors provide an analysis of the current situation and prospects for the newly emerged republics in the light of the region's immense mineral wealth and oil reserve and the long history of Islamic faith in the republics.
Table of Contents
Foreword by Fred Halliday
Maps
Introduction
1. Ethnicity, Religion, and the Nation State in Central Asia
Ethnic and Cultural Continuity
From Poliethnicity to Nation-State
Russians in Asia
Islam in Central Asia: The Sleeper Awakens
Custodians of Tradition: The Mahalla and the Mosque
2. The Soviet Era
'White Gold': The Cotton Dictatorship
Land and People: The Time-bomb (Uzbekistan Case)
Urban Crisis and Ruralisation
Industrial Crisis
3. After the Empire: Between the Etatcracy and the Ethnocracy - the Cities and Industries in Post-Imperial Uzbekistan
The Empire's Orphans
Ethno-privatisation
Foreign Capital: Tool of Modernisation or Conservation?
4. In Search of Political Stability: From State Socialism to National Authoritarianism
Post-Communism: Asian Dilemmas
Case A: Uzbekistan
National Democrats: Triumph Turned Defeat
From Partocracy towards Conservative Authoritanism: The Karimov Path
Fundamentalism
Case B: Kazakhstan
Towards an Ethnocratic State?
5. Regional Perspectives, Integration, and Foreign Policy Options
Bibliography
'Country Profiles' - Facts and Figures
Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kirgizia, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan
Index
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