Routledge handbook of contemporary Central Asia / edited by Rico Isaacs and Erica Marat.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Isaacs, Rico, editor.

Marat, Erica, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Asia, Central--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Asia, Central.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations, maps

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2022.

Summary:

The Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Central Asia offers the first comprehensive, cross-disciplinary overview of key issues in Central Asian studies. The 30 chapters by leading and emerging scholars summarise major findings in the field and highlight long-term trends, recent observations and future developments in the region. The handbook features case studies of all five Central Asian republics and is organised thematically in seven sections: * History * Politics * Geography * International Relations * Political Economy * Society and Culture * Religion An essential cross-disciplinary reference work, the handbook offers an accessible and easyto- understand guide to the core issues permeating the region to enable readers to grasp the fundamental challenges, transformations and themes in contemporary Central Asia. It will be of interest to researchers, academics and students of the region and those working in the field of Area Studies, History, Anthropology, Politics and International Relations.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title Page

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

List of figures

List of tables

List of contributors

Acknowledgements

Introducing Central Asian studies

Part I History

Chapter 1 Central Asia before the advent of Russian Dominion

Chapter 2 Russian rule in Central Asia

Chapter 3 Collectivisation, sedentarisation and famine in Central Asia

Chapter 4 Development in post-war Central Asia

Part II Politics

Chapter 5 Varieties of authoritarianism in Central Asia

Chapter 6 Informal Governance, 'clan' politics and corruption

Chapter 7 Nation-building in Central Asia: Policy and discourse

Chapter 8 Unsettled space: Unfinished histories of border delimitation in the Ferghana Valley

Part III Geography

Chapter 9 Boundaries, borders and identities

Chapter 10 The history of water politics in Central Asia

Chapter 11 Rethinking spectacular cities: Beyond authoritarianism and mastermind schemes

Chapter 12 Politics of green development: Trees vs. roads

Part IV International Relations

Chapter 13 Russia and Central Asia: Evolving mutual perceptions and the rise of postcolonial perspectives

Chapter 14 China-Central Asia relations: Re-learning to live next to the giant

Chapter 15 U.S. policy and Central Asia

Chapter 16 Domestic sources of foreign policy in Central Asia

Chapter 17 Military power and capacity

Chapter 18 Globalisation and migration in Central Asia

Part V Political Economy

Chapter 19 Economic reform and development in Central Asia

Chapter 20 Oil, capital and labour around the Caspian

Chapter 21 Corruption

Chapter 22 Modernisation and development in Central Asia

Part VI Society and Culture

Chapter 23 The nationalisation of traditions

Chapter 24 Thinking with gender about Central Asia

Chapter 25 Contemporary art in Central Asia.

Chapter 26 Language policy and language in Central Asia

Part VII Religion

Chapter 27 Islamic renewal in Central Asia

Chapter 28 Securitisation of religion in Central Asia

Chapter 29 Liberalism and Islam in Central Asia

Chapter 30 Tengrism

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

0-429-05797-0

0-429-60911-6

9780429057977

OCLC:

1262368284