| The Resurgence of Central Asia |
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Subtitle:
Islam or Nationalism?
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Book Category:
Political Science > World > Middle Eastern
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Author:
Rashid, Ahmed
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ISBN 13:
9781681370880
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Price:
USD $17.95
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Publication Year:
2017
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Publisher Info
Penguin Random House. InquiryThe Resurgence of Central Asia is Ahmed Rashid's seminal study of the new states--Kazakhstan, Kirgystan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan--that emerged in the aftermath of the break-up of the Soviet Union. All have Muslim majorities and ancient histories, but are otherwise very different. Rashid's book, which appears now with a new introduction examining some of the crucial political developments since its first publication in 1994, provides an introduction to this little-known but geopolitically increasingly important region. Rashid gives a history of each country, including its incorporation into Tsarist Russia to the present day. He provides basic socio-economic information and explains the diverse political situations. He focuses primarily on the underlying issues confronting these societies: the legacy of Soviet rule, ethnic tensions, the position of women, the future of Islam, the question of nuclear proliferation, and the fundamental choices over economic strategy, political system and external orientation which lie ahead.