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Oil, Islam and conflict : Central Asia since 1945 / Rob Johnson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Johnson, Robert, 1967-
- Series:
- Contemporary worlds.
- Contemporary worlds
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Islam and politics--Asia, Central--20th century.
- Islam and politics.
- Asia, Central--Politics and government.
- Asia, Central.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (274 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- London : Reaktion, 2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The Taliban is resurgent in Afghanistan while Chechnya still struggles under a shadow of violence, and the nations surrounding them are barely more stable. Add in the significant reserves scattered throughout Central Asia and you have a volatile political cocktail that makes the region, in Rob Johnson's words, the "new Middle East." In Oil, Islam and Conflict, Johnson provides an essential analysis of the region's tumultuous history and uncertain future.Johnson examines the problems that have plagued the region, including civil wars in Afghanistan and Tajikistan and burgeoning Islamist terrori
- Contents:
- Cover; Imprint page; Contents page; Regional map; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Chapter 9; Chapter 10; References; Select Bibliiography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-264) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786612263972
- 9781282263970
- 1282263978
- 9781861894564
- 1861894562
- OCLC:
- 437236590
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