The Origins Of The Civil War In Tajikistan

Author : Tim Epkenhans
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 415 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2016-10-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781498532792

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The Origins of the Civil War in Tajikistan by Tim Epkenhans Pdf

In May 1992 political and social tensions in the former Soviet Republic of Tajikistan escalated to a devastating civil war, which killed approximately 40,000-100,000 people and displaced more than one million. The enormous challenge of the Soviet Union’s disintegration compounded by inner-elite conflicts, ideological disputes and state failure triggered a downward spiral to one of the worst violent conflicts in the post-Soviet space. This book explains the causes of the Civil War in Tajikistan with a historical narrative recognizing long term structural causes of the conflict originating in the Soviet transformation of Central Asia since the 1920s as well as short-term causes triggered by Perestroika or Glasnost and the rapid dismantling of the Soviet Union. For the first time, a major publication on the Tajik Civil War addresses the many contested events, their sequences and how individuals and groups shaped the dynamics of events or responded to them. The book scrutinizes the role of regionalism, political Islam, masculinities and violent non-state actors in the momentous years between Perestroika and independence drawing on rich autobiographical accounts written by key actors of the unfolding conflict. Paired with complementary sources such as the media coverage and interviews, these autobiographies provide insights how Tajik politicians, field commanders and intellectuals perceived and rationalized the outbreak of the Civil War within the complex context of post-Soviet decolonization, Islamic revival and nationalist renaissance.

Author : Kirill Nourzhanov,Christian Bleuer
Publisher : ANU E Press
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2013-10-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9781925021165

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Tajikistan by Kirill Nourzhanov,Christian Bleuer Pdf

This book is a historical study of the Tajiks in Central Asia from the ancient times to the post-Soviet period. For millennia, these descendants of the original Aryan settlers were part of many different empires set up by Greek, Arab, Turkic and Russian invaders, as well as their own, most notably during the Middle Ages. The emergence of the modern state of Tajikistan began after 1917 under Soviet rule, and culminated in the promulgation of independence from the moribund USSR in 1991. In the subsequent civil war that raged between 1992 and 1997, Tajikistan came close to becoming a failed state. The legacy of that internal conflict remains critical to understanding politics in Tajikistan a generation later. Exploring the patterns of ethnic identity and the exigencies of state formation, the book argues that despite a strong sense of belonging underpinned by shared history, mythology and cultural traits, the Tajiks have not succeeded in forming a consolidated nation. The politics of the Russian colonial administration, the national-territorial delimitation under Stalin, and the Soviet strategy of socio-economic modernisation contributed to the preservation and reification of sub-ethnic cleavages and regional identities. The book demonstrates the impact of region-based elite clans on Tajikistan’s political trajectory in the twilight years of the Soviet era, and identifies objective and subjective factors that led to the civil war. It concludes with a survey of the process of national reconciliation after 1997, and the formal and informal political actors, including Islamist groups, who compete for influence in Tajik society. “Tajikistan: A Political and Social History is the best source of information on this important country in the English language. Drs Nourzhanov and Bleuer present a comprehensive yet detailed account of the past and prospects of this emerging nation, and have filled one of the major gaps in Central Asian scholarship. This book must be read by those who wish to grasp the vagaries of Central Asia’s evolving political and cultural landscapes.” Reuel Hanks, Professor of Geography, Oklahoma State University, and Editor of the Journal of Central Asian Studies. “If Tajikistan is known outside its region, it is often for the civil war that gravely damaged it. This volume authoritatively provides the longer perspective to the unsettling events of the 1990s and skilfully explains them in terms of history, social structure, and sub-state identities. In addition to highlighting a wealth of local factors, it is insightful on the ways in which antagonists can be transformed into broader ethnic and regional blocs. Kirill Nourzhanov and Christian Bleuer are erudite guides to an understudied part of Central Asia, while astutely instructing us about larger patterns of state-society relations and their impact on the logic of conflict.” James Piscatori, Professor of International Relations, Durham University.

Author : Iraj Bashiri
Publisher : Central Asian Studies
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : History
ISBN : 1644692872

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The History of the Civil War in Tajikistan by Iraj Bashiri Pdf

In Tajikistan, the Soviets used inherent Tajik ideological, regional, and ethnic conflicts to move their affairs forward. In 1992, after enduring Soviet imposition for seventy years, the Tajiks reversed the process and toppled the Soviet power structure in Tajikistan. The volume traces the development of the conflict using primary Tajik sources.

Author : Iraj Bashiri
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Tajikistan
ISBN : 1644692880

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The History of the Civil War in Tajikistan by Iraj Bashiri Pdf

In Tajikistan, the Soviets used inherent Tajik ideological, regional, and ethnic conflicts to move their affairs forward. In 1992, after enduring Soviet imposition for seventy years, the Tajiks reversed the process and toppled the Soviet power structure in Tajikistan. The volume traces the development of the conflict using primary Tajik sources.

Author : Rachel Denber,Helsinki Watch (Organization : U.S.)
Publisher : Human Rights Watch
Page : 90 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1564321193

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Human Rights in Tajikistan by Rachel Denber,Helsinki Watch (Organization : U.S.) Pdf

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Author : Nassim Jawad,Shahrbanou Tadjbakhsh
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 8 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Human rights
ISBN : UOM:39015038178706

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Tajikistan by Nassim Jawad,Shahrbanou Tadjbakhsh Pdf

This report examines the complex history of this Central Asian republic, analyzes the reasons for the development of its violent civil war in 1992, and makes recommendations for essential negotiations between its warring factions, who continue to fight despite a 1994 ceasefire agreement.

Author : Suchandana Chatterjee
Publisher : Hope India Publications
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Asia, Central
ISBN : UOM:39015057630348

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Politics and Society in Tajikistan by Suchandana Chatterjee Pdf

Discusses The Character Of Socio-Political Transformation In Tajikistan In The Wake Of Civil War Of 1992. Also Raises The Question About The Relevance Of Afghan Situation For The Internal Politics Of The Country. 5 Chapters-Conclusion Bibliogrpahy, Index, Map Of Tajikistan.

Author : Olivier Roy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Civil war
ISBN : OCLC:29744020

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The Civil War in Tajikistan by Olivier Roy Pdf

Author : John Heathershaw,Edmund Herzig
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2013-09-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781135697600

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The Transformation of Tajikistan by John Heathershaw,Edmund Herzig Pdf

Tajikistan is one of the lesser-known and least-researched former Soviet Central Asian republics. The birth of the new state in 1991 was followed closely by a civil war which killed more than 50,000 people and displaced many tens of thousands more. While a peace agreement was signed in 1997, significant political violence continued until 2001 and intermittent outbreaks still occur today. Many claim it remains a very weak state and perhaps in danger of state failure or a return to civil war. However, the revival of Tajikistan should not simply be seen in terms of its post-conflict stabilization. Since its creation as a republic of the Soviet Union in 1920s, Tajikistan has been transformed from being a shell for socialist engineering to become a national society under a modern state. Despite a multitude of economic, social and political shocks, the Republic of Tajikistan endures. This book places the transformation of Tajikistan in its Soviet and Post-Soviet historical settings and local and global contexts. It explores the sources of a state with Soviet roots but which has been radically transformed by independence and its exposure to global politics and economics. The authors address the sources of statehood in history, Islam and secularism, gender relations, the economy, international politics and security affairs. This book is a new edition of a special issue of Central Asian Survey, ‘Tajikistan: the sources of statehood’, including two additional papers and a revised introduction.

Author : Sophie Roche
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2014-03-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781782382638

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Domesticating Youth by Sophie Roche Pdf

Most of the Muslim societies of the world have entered a demographic transition from high to low fertility, and this process is accompanied by an increase in youth vis-à-vis other age groups. Political scientists and historians have debated whether such a "youth bulge" increases the potential for conflict or whether it represents a chance to accumulate wealth and push forward social and technological developments. This book introduces the discussion about youth bulge into social anthropology using Tajikistan, a post-Soviet country that experienced civil war in the 1990s, which is in the middle of such a demographic transition. Sophie Roche develops a social anthropological approach to analyze demographic and political dynamics, and suggests a new way of thinking about social change in youth bulge societies.

Author : Shivaji Mukherjee
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 415 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2021-06-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781108844994

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Colonial Institutions and Civil War by Shivaji Mukherjee Pdf

Shows how colonial indirect rule and land tenure institutions create state weakness, ethnic inequality and insurgency in India, and around the world.

Author : Michael F. Conlin
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2019-07-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108495271

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The Constitutional Origins of the American Civil War by Michael F. Conlin Pdf

Demonstrates the crucial role that the Constitution played in the coming of the Civil War.

Author : Julián Casanova
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2010-07-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9781139490573

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The Spanish Republic and Civil War by Julián Casanova Pdf

The Spanish Civil War has gone down in history for the horrific violence that it generated. The climate of euphoria and hope that greeted the overthrow of the Spanish monarchy was utterly transformed just five years later by a cruel and destructive civil war. Here Julián Casanova, one of Spain's leading historians, offers a magisterial new account of this critical period in Spanish history. He exposes the ways in which the Republic brought into the open simmering tensions between Catholics and hardline anticlericalists, bosses and workers, Church and State, order and revolution. In 1936 these conflicts tipped over into the sacas, paseos and mass killings which are still passionately debated today. The book also explores the decisive role of the international instability of the 1930s in the duration and outcome of the conflict. Franco's victory was in the end a victory for Hitler and Mussolini and for dictatorship over democracy.

Author : Jakob Hauter
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2021-04-20
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783838213835

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Civil War? Interstate War? Hybrid War? by Jakob Hauter Pdf

This volume of collected papers takes stock of what has become known about the war in eastern Ukraine’s Donets Basin (Donbas) between April 2014 and mid-2020. It provides an introduction to the conflict and illustrates the key point of contention in the academic debate surrounding it—the question whether this war is primarily an internal Ukrainian phenomenon or the result of a covert Russian invasion. The contributions by recognized specialists from Ukraine, Russia, Germany, and Japan offer multifaceted views and insights into this long-lasting conflict for both expert readers and those who are new to the topic. The volume’s contributors are Tymofii Brik, Jakob Hauter, Sanshiro Hosaka, Yuriy Matsiyevsky, Nikolay Mitrokhin, Maximilian Kranich, and Ulrich Schneckener.

Author : Ana Arjona,Nelson Kasfir,Zachariah Mampilly
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2015-10-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781316432389

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Rebel Governance in Civil War by Ana Arjona,Nelson Kasfir,Zachariah Mampilly Pdf

This is the first book to examine and compare how rebels govern civilians during civil wars in Latin America, Africa, Asia, and Europe. Drawing from a variety of disciplinary traditions, including political science, sociology, and anthropology, the book provides in-depth case studies of specific conflicts as well as comparative studies of multiple conflicts. Among other themes, the book examines why and how some rebels establish both structures and practices of rule, the role of ideology, cultural, and material factors affecting rebel governance strategies, the impact of governance on the rebel/civilian relationship, civilian responses to rebel rule, the comparison between modes of state and non-state governance to rebel attempts to establish political order, the political economy of rebel governance, and the decline and demise of rebel governance attempts.