Uzbekistan : transition to authoritarianism on the Silk Road /
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| Author / Creator: | Melvin, Neil. |
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| Imprint: | Amsterdam : Harwood Academic, ©2000. |
| Description: | 1 online resource (xv, 129 pages) : map |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Postcommunist states and nations Postcommunist states and nations. |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11130747 |
| Summary: | Uzbekistan more than any other country in the area is likely to play a critical role in shaping Central Asia's future. Situated at the heart of the region and sharing borders with all the other Central Asian states, Uzbekistan is the most powerful and populous of the new states of Central Asia.<br> In this volume, the historical origins of Uzbekistan are explored and the range of political, economic and social challenges faced by the country since independence is charted. Particular attention is given to the emergence of highly authoritarian politics in the country and the implications of this regime for the prospects of economic development, ethnic peace, and the growth of political Islam.<br> The emergence of Tashkent as a force in the international system and the importance of Uzbekistan to other countries in the area, to regional powers and to the leading western countries and international organizations is also examined. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xv, 129 pages) : map |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (page 125) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0203645618 9780203645611 9058230295 9789058230294 9789058230300 9058230309 9786610079650 661007965X 9781135287511 1135287511 9781135287467 1135287465 9781135287504 1135287503 1280079657 9781280079658 |