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Central Asia Since Independence
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This book is not currently available for purchase Online. Please call 1-800-225-5800 to backorder. Foreword by Marie Bennigsen Broxup
Published with the Center for Strategic and International Studies
Washington, D.C.
Book Code: C5538
ISBN: 0-275-95538-9
ISBN-13: 978-0-275-95538-0
240 pages, maps
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 6/30/1996
List Price: $85.00 (UK Sterling Price: £47.95)
Availability: Out of stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Paperback Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 X 9 1/4
Subjects:
Series Title: The Washington Papers
Series Number: 168
  • Endorsement From
    Zbigniew Brzezinski
    Counselor, Center for Strategic and International Studies
    Former National Security Adviser:
    Central Asia is a region of geopolitical concern and of economic interest to at least five significant countries and scores of major global corporations. This volume provides a perceptive and timely framework for those who either wish to understand better the key issues involved or who are poised to engage in the political and economic competition.
  • Endorsement From
    Hafeez Malik
    Professor of Political Science
    Villanova University:
    ...an outstanding analytical survey of political developments in the Central Asian states and of the states' relations with each other, with Russia, and with other regional powers. Dr. Hunter examines Central Asia's problems in the light of its geopolitical significance and contributes to our understanding of the region. Central Asia Since Independence is a valuable addition to the meager literature that has been published in recent years in the United States and abroad.
Description: When the Soviet Union officially ended in December 1991 and was replaced by the Commonwealth of Independent States, the five Central Asian republics--Kazakstan, Kyrgystan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan--also became independent. This study examines the course of nationalist, ethnic, and pro-independence movements in the Central Asian region since 1991, as well as the geopolitical situation surrounding and involving these new states. Because of differences in size, ethnic composition, historical and cultural characteristics, resource base, and geographical location, these countries' patterns of evolution during the post-independence period have varied greatly. Nevertheless, during the last few years, certain basic common patterns have emerged, both in the political and economic development of the Central Asian states and in their external relations. These patterns and developments are analyzed here by a noted expert in Eurasian studies.
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword
  • Introduction
  • Internal Dynamics: Challenge and Reform
  • Central Asia: Historical, Ethnic, Cultural, and Geopolitical Context
  • Political Ideology and Institutional-Building
  • Central Asian Political Systems
  • Economic Revitalization and Reform
  • External Relations
  • Intra-Central Asian Relations
  • Intra-CIS Relations
  • Central Asia and Its Neighbors
  • Central Asia and the West
  • Index
LC Card Number: 96-10165
LCC Class: DK859
Dewey Class: 958
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