Central Asia : a gathering storm? / edited by Boris Rumer.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rumer, Boris Z.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

National security--Asia, Central.

National security.

Islam and politics--Asia, Central.

Islam and politics.

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

Asia, Central.

Asia, Central--Foreign relations--1991-.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 442 p. ) map ;

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The societies of Central Asia are besieged from within and without. The political elites - virtually unchanged despite the transition to independent statehood - battle radical Islamic movements and other oppositional threats that are continuously fueled by economic instability, corruption, environmental deterioration, and the collapse of social services. This survey of political, economic, and social development in Central Asia offers geopolitical context, unparalleled coverage, and analytical depth to our understanding of a region that appears to be rapidly spiraling into crisis.

Contents:

The search for stability in Central Asia / Boris Rumer

The conflict in Afghanistan: conditions, problems, and prospects / Sultan Akimbekov

Regional security in Central Asia: military aspects / Rustam Burnashev

Central Asia between two gravitational poles: Russia and China / Konstantin Syroezhkin

Central Asia and Europe / Murat Laumulin

The Central Asian nexus: Islam and politics / Evgeniy Abdullaev

Islam in Uzbekistan: from the struggle for religious purity to political activism / Bakhtiar Babadzhanov

Central Asia: development under conditions of globalization / Stanislav Zhukov

Challenges to economic policy in Central Asia: is a miracle possible? / Eshref Trushin and Eskender Trushin.

Notes:

First published 2002 by M.E. Sharpe.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-315-70589-3

0-7656-1388-3

OCLC:

1000435609