The military and the state in Central Asia : from Red Army to independence / Erica Marat.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Marat, Erica

Series:

Central Asian studies series ; 19.

Central Asian studies series ; 19

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civil-military relations.

Armed Forces.

Political participation.

Asia, Central--Armed Forces--Political activity.

Asia, Central.

Civil-military relations--Asia, Central.

Asia, Central--Politics and government--1991-.

Central Asia.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

x, 160 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2010.

Summary:

The military played a pivotal role in the political development, state functions, foreign policy and the daily lives of the people in the Central Asian states from the early twentieth century until the present. This book is the first major, in-depth study of the military institutions in Central Asian states. It examines their hidden story, the different stages of their development from the early twentieth century until the present, and the influence they had on the state and society. It effectively combines history, sociology of the military and political science and provides deeper insights into how recently formed states function. By concentrating extensively on the military, this book is an important and timely contribution to a wide range of disciplines including Central Asian studies, and post-colonial state and nation-building studies.

Contents:

1 Central Asian military during the Soviet regime 8

2 "We won the war": Competing memories of the Soviet war in Afghanistan 33

3 Military institutions as part of state-building during independence 53

4 Russian Bear v. Asian Tiger: Competing regional security quasi-regimes 81

5 NATO and the West in Central Asia 104

6 From internationalist to post-Soviet nationalist military 116.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [140]-154) and index.

ISBN:

9780415493475

0415493471

9780203873656

0203873653

OCLC:

302189119