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Central Asia after the empire

Yuriy Kulchik, Andrey Fadin and Victor Sergeev

(Transnational Institute series)

Pluto Press, in association with the Transnational Institute, 1996

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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: pbk ISBN 9780745310886

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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  • NCID
    BA28309563
  • ISBN
    • 0745310893
    • 0745310885
  • LCCN
    95037199
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Original Language Code
    rus
  • Place of Publication
    London ; East Haven, CT
  • Pages/Volumes
    ix, 103 p.
  • Size
    23 cm
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