Central Asia in the era of sovereignty : the return of tamerlane? / edited by Daniel L. Burghart and Theresa Sabonis-Helf.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Burghart, Daniel L., editor.

Sabonis-Helf, Theresa, editor.

Series:

Contemporary Central Asia (Lanham, Md.)

Contemporary Central Asia: Societies, Politics, and Cultures

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Asia, Central--Economic conditions--21st century.

Asia, Central.

Asia, Central--Social conditions--21st century.

Asia, Central--History--21st century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (522 pages) : illustrations, maps.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, 2018.

Summary:

"This collection provides a broad analysis of social, political, economic, and security issues in contemporary Central Asia. In particular, the contributors highlight the differences and similarities among the region's states in how they have consolidated statehood since the collapse of the Soviet Union"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The borderlands paradox : framing Central Asia's current economic and security challenges / Vivian Walker

Legal reform in Central Asia : moving past history / Roger D. Kangas

Human rights and governance in Central Asia / Mariya Y. Omelicheva

HIV/AIDS responses in Central Asia / Svetlana Ancker

Sorting Central Asia social media / Stacie L. Giles

The evolution of the IMU and its communication strategy : public relations or survival? / Sebastien Peyrouse

Brain waste? : integration of Central Asian and Georgian labor migrants in the United States / Sultanat Leibert

One belt one road : realizing the "China dream" in Central Asia? / Yuhao Du

Infrastructure and the political economies of Central Asia / Theresa Sabonis-Helf

Great game changers? : the changing nature of Central Asian energy / Daniel L. Burghart

Multilateral engagement with Central Asia on energy issues / Richard Wheeler

Kazakhstan's bazaar economy : a second-best institution / Dena Sholk

The fifth estate : illicit networks in Central Asia / Elena Kovalova

Problematic puzzle pieces : enclaves and conflict in the Ferghana Valley / Timothy Rowe

The security forces / Robert Timm

Kazakhstan's dilemma on Eurasian and Central Asian integration / Marlene Laurelle

Kyrgyzstan's experiments with democracy / Erica Marat

Tajikistan's Roghun Dam : understanding Rahmon's "palace of light" / Theresa Sabonis-Helf

Foreign direct investment in the oil & gas sector of Turkmenistan / Sophia Srinivasan

Everyday governance in post-Soviet Uzbekistan / Laura Adams, Måns Svensson and Rustamjon Urinboyev.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4985-7267-7