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The temptations of tyranny in Central Asia / David Lewis.
Van Pelt Library DK859.56 .L49 2008
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lewis, David.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Asia, Central--Politics and government--1991-.
- Asia, Central.
- Central Asia.
- Politics and government.
- Asia, Central--Foreign relations--1991-.
- International relations.
- Physical Description:
- vii, 243 pages : map ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Columbia University Press, [2008]
- Contents:
- Introduction: Central Asia Rediscovered 1
- 1 The Road to Andijan 11
- Dealing with the West: the discourse of stability 13
- The illusion of progress 19
- "The Year of Economics" 27
- Democrats and diplomats 39
- Party politics 42
- Popular protests 47
- 2 The End of the Affair: Andijan and its Aftermath 51
- Massacre on Bobur square 56
- International response 61
- Sanctions and repression: Andijan's aftermath 65
- The struggle for power 69
- The failure of engagement 71
- 3 The Life and Death of Turkmenbashi 77
- The Ruhnam and the cult of personality 81
- The failed coup: November 2002 83
- Creating the New Turkmen 88
- "Purifying the Turkmens": the plight of ethnic minorities 94
- The uses and abuses of neutrality 98
- Turkmenistan and the West 103
- The last days of Turkmenbashi 110
- 4 Dabbling with Democracy: Kyrgyzstan's Uncertain Revolution 119
- Kyrgyzstan: prelude to revolution 123
- Akaev in power 125
- Trouble in the south: Aksy 127
- Elections and unrest 133
- The end of the affair 141
- After the revolution 145
- The criminal world 149
- Politics as usual: Bakiev vs Kulov 152
- The revolution in retrospect: reflections on democratisation 155
- 5 State-Building: The Feudal Approach 161
- Tajikistan: on the edge 165
- Rahmonov and 9/11 168
- Rahmonov and his enemies 172
- Tajikistan and the drug trade 176
- 6 The Islamist Challenge 183
- Islamic groupings 188
- The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan 188
- Hizb ut-Tahrir 192
- Tashkent bombings: 2004 198
- Counter-terrorism 202
- 7 Games People Play: China, Russia, and the Edges of American Empire 209
- Russia: Retreat and revanche 211
- The unknown neighbour: China 217
- Paper Tiger? The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation 221
- The US in Central Asia 226.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780231700252
- 0231700253
- OCLC:
- 154711249
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