Central Asia
Subtitle: aspects of transition
By: edited by Tom Everett-Heath.
Contributors: Everett-Heath, Tom.
Series: Central Asia research forum; Central Asia research forum series.
Publisher: RoutledgeCurzon; Routledge
Published: 2003
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 290
Subjects: Asia, Central -- History -- 20th century.
Description: "Following President George W. Bush's declaration of a 'War on Terrorism' and the subsequent ousting of the Taleban regime from power in Afghanistan, the strengths and policies of Central Asia's regimes have become matters of geopolitical significance. This collection assesses these policies against the backdrop of a Soviet legacy and the vigorous attempts of these countries to build secular states within the Islamic world."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Turkfront : Frunze and the development of Soviet counter-insurgency in Central Asia / Alexander Marshall; title: The Kokand autonomy, 1917-18 / Paul Bergne; title: Ethno-territorial claims in the Ferghana Valley during the process of national delimitation, 1924-27 / Arslan Koichiev; title: Land and water 'reform' in the 1920s / Gerard O'Neill; title: Nation building in Turkey and Uzbekistan / Andrew Segars; title: Nation building and identity in the Kyrgyz Republic / Robert Lowe; title: The use of history : the Soviet historiography of Khan Kenesary Kasimov / Henri Fruchet; title: Soviet development in Central Asia / Alex Stringer; title: Environmental issues in Central Asia / Lars Jalling; title: Identity and instability in the post-Soviet world : Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan / Tom Everett-Heath; title: The Uzbek Mahalla / Elise Massicard & Tommaso Trevisani; title: 'Fundamentalism' in Central Asia / Petra Steinberger; title: Water : the difficult path to a sustainable future for Central Asia / Kai Wegerich.