The Central Asian Republics

Author : Rafis Abazov
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2006-12-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780313056185

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Culture and Customs of the Central Asian Republics by Rafis Abazov Pdf

The Central Asian Republics of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan won their independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. Now they are emerging from the shadow of dominance and are subjects of intense interest from the West. The modern culture and customs of the various peoples in these geopolitical hotspots, straddling the far reaches of Europe into Asia, are revealed to a general audience for the first time. This will be the must-have volume for a broad, authoritative overview of these traditional civilizations as they cope with globalization.

Author : Charles Undeland,Nicholas Platt
Publisher : Asia Society Museum
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : History
ISBN : WISC:89100229459

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The Central Asian Republics by Charles Undeland,Nicholas Platt Pdf

Author : Gregory W Gleason
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2018-10-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780429976407

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The Central Asian States by Gregory W Gleason Pdf

This book traces the incorporation of Central Asia into the Soviet system, the region's path of development under socialism, and the vicissitudes of the economic and political collapse of socialism, before considering the trajectories of the new states as they chart their independent futures.

Author : Facts On File, Incorporated
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Culture
ISBN : 9781438122458

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The Central Asian Republics by Facts On File, Incorporated Pdf

This text examines the problems confronting the Central Asian Republics - as they adjust to being independent countries. It is divided into five sections, offering an overview of each country: its geography, population, history, and government, as well as an outlook for its future.

Author : Emilian Kavalski
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 365 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789814287562

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The New Central Asia by Emilian Kavalski Pdf

This book focuses on Central Asia's place in world affairs and how international politics of state-building has affected the Asian region, thus filling the gaps in ongoing discussions on the rise of Asia in global governance. It also attempts to generalize and contextualize the "Central Asian experience" and re-evaluate its comparative relevance, by explaining the complex dynamics of Central Asian politics through a detailed analysis of the effects of major international actors -- both international organizations as well as current and rising great powers.--Publisher's description.

Author : Richard Pomfret
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2019-01-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780691185408

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The Central Asian Economies in the Twenty-First Century by Richard Pomfret Pdf

This book analyzes the Central Asian economies of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, from their buffeting by the commodity boom of the early 2000s to its collapse in 2014. Richard Pomfret examines the countries’ relations with external powers and the possibilities for development offered by infrastructure projects as well as rail links between China and Europe. The transition of these nations from centrally planned to market-based economic systems was essentially complete by the early 2000s, when the region experienced a massive increase in world prices for energy and mineral exports. This raised incomes in the main oil and gas exporters, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan; brought more benefits to the most populous country, Uzbekistan; and left the poorest countries, the Kyrgyz Republic and Tajikistan, dependent on remittances from migrant workers in oil-rich Russia and Kazakhstan. Pomfret considers the enhanced role of the Central Asian nations in the global economy and their varied ties to China, the European Union, Russia, and the United States. With improved infrastructure and connectivity between China and Europe (reflected in regular rail freight services since 2011 and China’s announcement of its Belt and Road Initiative in 2013), relaxation of United Nations sanctions against Iran in 2016, and the change in Uzbekistan’s presidency in late 2016, a window of opportunity appears to have opened for Central Asian countries to achieve more sustainable economic futures.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on International Relations. Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Asia, Central
ISBN : 0160565391

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U.S. Interests in the Central Asian Republics by United States. Congress. House. Committee on International Relations. Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific Pdf

Author : Pauline Jones Luong
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2018-08-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781501731334

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The Transformation of Central Asia by Pauline Jones Luong Pdf

With the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, former Communist Party leaders in Central Asia were faced with the daunting task of building states where they previously had not existed: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. Their task was complicated by the institutional and ideological legacy of the Soviet system as well as by a more actively engaged international community. These nascent states inherited a set of institutions that included bloated bureaucracies, centralized economic planning, and patronage networks. Some of these institutions survived, others have mutated, and new institutions have been created. Experts on Central Asia here examine the emerging relationship between state actors and social forces in the region. Through the prism of local institutions, the authors reassess both our understanding of Central Asia and of the state-building process more broadly. They scrutinize a wide array of institutional actors, ranging from regional governments and neighborhood committees to transnational and non-governmental organizations. With original empirical research and theoretical insight, the volume's contributors illuminate an obscure but resource-rich and strategically significant region.

Author : Sunatullo Jonboboev,Mirzokhid Rakhimov,Reimund Seidelmann
Publisher : Cuvillier Verlag
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2014-06-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783736947320

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Central Asia Today by Sunatullo Jonboboev,Mirzokhid Rakhimov,Reimund Seidelmann Pdf

This collection of descriptions and analyses from scholars from Central Asia, Xinjiang, Kashmir, and Siberia gives first a general overview about the geopolitics, economics, and politics of the Central Asian countries (Kazakhstan, Kyrgizstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan) plus a details description of their foreign policy towards their neighborhood, the region, and the further abroad (Russia, India, China). This is complemented by studies on the relations between Central Asia on the one side and China, India, and Russia on the other hand. Secondly, the history, problems, and pers-pectives of the Central Asian regionalization and trans-regional (SCO, OSCE) process is discussed and evaluated. Third, problems such as Islamism in Central Asia are studied. The book is not only a coherent handbook on Central Asia but presents the views of the academic generation of the newly independent Central Asian countries. It gives a comprehensive overview about foreign policies and Central Asian relations with the big neighbors China, Russia, and India as well as a differentiated discussion on the regionalization process.

Author : Peter L. Roudik
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2007-10-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780313087707

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The History of the Central Asian Republics by Peter L. Roudik Pdf

Central Asia's long and complicated history is teeming with diverse cultures and traditions. The nations of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan have served as a major cultural crossroad throughout the millennia, with many customs colliding and blending along the way. In this comprehensive volume, students can learn how Central Asia developed in ancient times and how the nations of the steppes evolved through the Middle Ages into modern history. From the Silk Road to Russian colonization to Soviet rule, Central Asia's ever-changing nations continue to play an important role in international society today. This volume is the perfect addition to any high school, public, or undergraduate library.

Author : Asian Development Bank
Publisher : Asian Development Bank
Page : 547 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2010-04-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9789292547592

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Central Asia Atlas of Natural Resources by Asian Development Bank Pdf

This atlas brings together a wealth of information related to living and nonliving natural resources in the five countries of Central Asia---Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. It contains an array of maps based on geographic information systems and remote sensing images, numerous photographs, tabulations of important data, and extensive descriptive text that together illustrate and describe the region's bountiful natural resources, its diversity of peoples, and their progress toward sustainable development. Highlights include geographic and climatic features; environmental, economic, and social profiles; energy, minerals, and water resources; ecoregions and ecosystems; major fauna and flora; agriculture and fisheries; peoples and cultural traditions; and economic and social statistics.

Author : Sreemati Ganguli
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9386147289

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Russia and the Central Asian Republics by Sreemati Ganguli Pdf

Author : Paul Thomas
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Asia, Central
ISBN : 1562943073

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The Central Asian States--Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan by Paul Thomas Pdf

Describes the history, development, current status, and possible future of the four former Soviet republics which have strong ties to neighboring Muslim states.

Author : Sally N. Cummings
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2013-01-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134433193

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Understanding Central Asia by Sally N. Cummings Pdf

Since Soviet collapse, the independent republics of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan have faced tremendous political, economic, and security challenges. Focusing on these five republics, this textbook analyzes the contending understandings of the politics of the past, present and future transformations of Central Asia, including its place in international security and world politics. Analysing the transformation that independence has brought and tracing the geography, history, culture, identity, institutions and economics of Central Asia, it locates ‘the political’ in the region. A comprehensive examination of the politics of Central Asia, this insightful book is of interest both to undergraduate and graduate students of Asian Politics, Post-Communist Politics, Comparative Politics and International Relations, and to scholars and professionals in the region.

Author : David Menashri
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2013-11-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781135241506

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Central Asia Meets the Middle East by David Menashri Pdf

The emergence of Muslim republics has been part of a larger transformation experienced by the Middle East in the 1990s. The main purpose of this volume is to examine the impact of the transformation on the Middle East, especially Turkey and Iran.