ISBN: 9780415503532
Publisher: ROUTLEDGE
Subtitle:
Author: MADELEINE REEVES

ISBN: 8187138033
Publisher: ADARSH BOOKS
Subtitle: FROM THE BLACK MOUNTAIN TO WAZIRISTAN
Author: H. C. WILLY

The Central Asian republics of the former Soviet Union gained autonomy in 1991. Hidden from the West for so long, little is known about Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. Now, in the post-Cold War era, the shifts of power taking place within these oil-rich republics will be keenly observed by the West and by neighboring economies such as China, Turkey and Iran. The region’s development as an economic force will be of still greater importance for Russia. This volume provides the first succinct, introductory overview in English of the peoples, economy, politics and religion of the Central Asian republics; the role of the region in the global arena and the potential impact on the military, political, demographic and economic balance of forces in Asia. The authors provide an analysis of the current situation and prospects for the newly emerged republics in the light of the region’s immense mineral wealth and oil reserve and the long history of Islamic faith in the republics.
ISBN: 0745310893
Publisher: PLUTO PRESS LONDON
Subtitle:
Author: YURIY KULCHIK

Since the demise of Soviet power, the newly independent republics are redefining their identities and their relations with the world at large. In Central Asia, which lies at the crossroads of several cultures, the emerging trends are complex and ambiguous.

In this volume, leading experts explore factors that have driven the region’s historical development and that continue to define it today; overlapping Islamic, Russian, and steppe cultures and their effects on attempts to delimit national borders and to create independent states; the legacy of Soviet and earlier imperial rule in economic and social relations; and the competition between Uzbek, Tajik and other group identities.

The authors make few predictions, but their original and thought provoking analyses offer readers new insight into aspects of Central Asia’s past that may shape its future.

ISBN: 9694022665
Publisher: VANGUARD BOOKS
Subtitle:
Author: BEATRICE F. MAN