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050 00 $aDS327.5$b.H57 2009
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100 1 $aHiro, Dilip.
245 10 $aInside Central Asia :$ba political and cultural history of Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkey, and Iran /$cDilip Hiro.
246 30 $aPolitical and cultural history of Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkey, and Iran
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aNew York :$bOverlook Duckworth,$c2009.
300 $a448 p. :$bmaps ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [430]-431) and index.
505 0 $aMaps -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1: Turkey: from militant secularism to grassroots Islam -- 2: Uzbekistan: the complex hub of Central Asia -- 3: Turkmenistan: molded by a megalomaniac despot -- 4: Kazakhstan: rising oil state courted by big powers -- 5: Kyrgyzstan: the Tulip Revolution, a false dawn -- 6: Tajikistan: the rise and fall of political Islam -- 7: Iran: the geopolitics of the Islamic Revolution -- Summary and conclusions -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Select bibliography -- Index.
520 $aFrom the Publisher: From a critically acclaimed author-a comprehensive history of the part of the world currently making headlines. The former Soviet republics of Central Asia comprise a sprawling, politically pivotal, densely populated, and richly cultured area of the world that is nonetheless poorly represented in libraries and mainstream media. Since their political incorporation in Stalin's Soviet era, these countries have gone through a flash of political and economical evolution. But despite these rapid changes, the growth of oil wealth and U.S. jockeying, and the opening of the region to tourists and businessmen, the spirit of Central Asia has remained untouched at its core. In this comprehensive new treatment, renowned political writer and historian Dilip Hiro offers us a narrative that places the modern politics, peoples, and cultural background of this region firmly into the context of current international focus. Given the strategic location of Central Asia, its predominantly Muslim population, and its hydrocarbon and other valuable resources, it comes as no surprise that the five Central Asian republics are emerging in the twenty-first century as one of the most potentially influential-and coveted-patches of the globe.
651 0 $aAsia, Central$xHistory.
651 0 $aAsia, Central$xPolitics and government.
650 0 $aIslam and politics$zAsia, Central$xHistory$y20th century.
650 0 $aCommunism$zAsia, Central$xHistory$y20th century.