Central Asia Since Independence

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Shireen T. Hunter

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

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240 pages, maps

Praeger Publishers

Publication: 6/30/1996

List Price: $85.00 (UK Sterling Price: £47.95)

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Media Type: Hardcover

Also Available: Paperback Ebook

Trim Size: 6 1/8 X 9 1/4

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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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