Central Asian Studies
Mongolia Today: Science, Culture, Environment and Development
1st Edition
Edited
By Dendevin Badarch, Raymond A. Zilinskas, Peter J Balint
January 20, 2016
This is a wide-ranging collection of essays written by experts in the field. The variety of topics provide an interdisciplinary approach to the study of contemporary Mongolia. Topics include the impact of industrialization in Mongolia, environmental policies of the nation, the status of modern ...
Islamic Education in the Soviet Union and Its Successor States
1st Edition
Edited
By Michael Kemper, Raoul Motika
February 05, 2015
This book provides a comparative history of Islamic education in the Soviet Union and the post-Soviet countries. Case studies on Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan and on two regions of the Russian Federation, Tatarstan and Daghestan, highlight the importance which Muslim ...
The Politics of Transition in Central Asia and the Caucasus: Enduring Legacies and Emerging Challenges
1st Edition
Edited
By Amanda E Wooden, Christoph H. Stefes
May 15, 2014
Most books on the Caucasus and Central Asia are country-by-country studies. This book, on the other hand, fills a gap in Central Eurasian studies as one of the few comparative case study books on Central Eurasia, covering both the Caucasus and Central Asia; it considers key themes right across the ...
Pre-tsarist and Tsarist Central Asia: Communal Commitment and Political Order in Change
1st Edition
By Paul Georg Geiss
April 24, 2014
This study, written from the perspective of political sociology, represents the first comparative examination of Central Asian communal and political organisation before and after the tsarist conquest of the region. It covers Turkman, Kyrgyz, Kazakh and other tribal societies, analyses the ...
Counterterrorism Policies in Central Asia
1st Edition
By Mariya Y. Omelicheva
March 27, 2014
During the last two decades, Central Asian states have witnessed an intense revival of Islamic faith. Along with its moderate and traditional forms, radical and militant Islam has infiltrated communities of Muslims in Central Asia. Alarmed by the border incursions, sporadic terrorist violence and ...
Ethnicity, Authority, and Power in Central Asia: New Games Great and Small
1st Edition
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By Robert L. Canfield, Gabriele Rasuly-Paleczek
March 07, 2014
The peoples of Greater Central Asia – not only Inner Asian states of Soviet Union but also those who share similar heritages in adjacent countries like Afghanistan and Pakistan, Iran, and the Chinese province of Xinjiang – have been drawn into more direct and immediate contact since the Soviet...
Socialist Revolutions in Asia: The Social History of Mongolia in the 20th Century
1st Edition
By Irina Y. Morozova
September 05, 2012
Contemporary Mongolia is often seen as one of the most open and democratic societies in Asia, undergoing remarkable post-socialist transformation. Although the former ruling party, the Mongolian People’s Revolutionary Party (the MPRP), has fundamentally changed its platform, it holds leadership and...
Securing the Indian Frontier in Central Asia: Confrontation and Negotiation, 1865-1895
1st Edition
By Martin Ewans
April 10, 2012
The three decades between 1865 and 1895 marked a particularly contentious period in the relationship between Britain and Russia in Central Asia, which more than once brought them to the verge of war. Moderates tried to settle the problem by the negotiation of ‘neutral zones’, or firm boundaries, ...
The Military and the State in Central Asia: From Red Army to Independence
1st Edition
By Erica Marat
March 29, 2012
The military played a pivotal role in the political development, state functions, foreign policy and the daily lives of the people in the Central Asian states from the early twentieth century until the present. This book is the first major, in-depth study of the military institutions in Central ...
Muslim-Christian Relations in Central Asia
1st Edition
By Christian van Gorder
February 21, 2012
This book explores issues of cultural tension that affect Muslim and Christian interaction within the Central Asian context. It looks at the ways that Christians have interacted with Central Asian Muslims in the past, and discusses what might need to be done to improve Muslim-Christian relations in...
Caspian Energy Politics: Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan
1st Edition
Edited
By Indra Overland, Heidi Kjaernet, Andrea Kendall-Taylor
August 04, 2011
Caspian Energy Politics analyses the role of oil and gas in the development of the three main petroleum exporters in the Caspian region - Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan - and how energy resources influence interactions with semi-authoritarian Russia and China. Due to volatile commodity ...
Politics and Oil in Kazakhstan
1st Edition
By Wojciech Ostrowski
August 04, 2011
In Kazakhstan, the oil industry plays a crucial role in its economic and political life due to the country’s considerable oil revenues and accompanying conflicting interests. As an arena of political struggle, this industry provides a good test case for uncovering regime maintenance techniques. ...