The transformation of Central Asia : states and societies from Soviet rule to independence
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The transformation of Central Asia : states and societies from Soviet rule to independence
Cornell University Press, 2004
- : cloth
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  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Bibliography: p. 287-313
Includes index
Contents of Works
- Politics in the periphery: competing views of Central Asian states and societies / Pauline Jones Luong
- The retreat of the state: women and the social sphere. Between women and the state: Mahalla committees and social welfare in Uzbekistan / Marianne Kamp
- Women, marriage, and the nation-state: the rise of nonconsensual bride kidnapping in post-Soviet Kazakhstan / Cynthia Werner
- Linking state and society: culture and language. Cultural elites in Uzbekistan: ideological production and the state / Laura Adams
- A shrinking reach of the state? language policy and implementation in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan / Bhavna Dave
- The state against itself: central-regional relations. The limits of centralization: regional challenges in Uzbekistan / Alisher Ilkhamov
- Economic "decentralization" in Kazakhstan: causes and consequences / Pauline Jones Luong
- Redefining the state: internal and external forces. The civic realm in Kyrgyzstan: Soviet economic legacies and activists' expectations / Kelly M. McMann
- Beyond the state: transnational actors, NGOs, and environmental protection in Central Asia / Erika Weinthal
- Conclusion: Central Asia's contribution to theories of the state / Pauline Jones Luong
Description and Table of Contents
Description
With the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, former Communist Party leaders in Central Asia were faced with the daunting task of building states where they previously had not existed: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. Their task was complicated by the institutional and ideological legacy of the Soviet system as well as by a more actively engaged international community. These nascent states inherited a set of institutions that included bloated bureaucracies, centralized economic planning, and patronage networks. Some of these institutions survived, others have mutated, and new institutions have been created.
Experts on Central Asia here examine the emerging relationship between state actors and social forces in the region. Through the prism of local institutions, the authors reassess both our understanding of Central Asia and of the state-building process more broadly. They scrutinize a wide array of institutional actors, ranging from regional governments and neighborhood committees to transnational and non-governmental organizations. With original empirical research and theoretical insight, the volume's contributors illuminate an obscure but resource-rich and strategically significant region.
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