Frustrated Democracy in Post-Soviet Azerbaijan.
Altstadt, Audrey.
Frustrated Democracy in Post-Soviet Azerbaijan. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (345 pages)
Intro -- Table of Contents -- List of Maps and Tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Notes on Languages and Spelling -- List of Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. A Starting Point: History and Geopolitics and What They Tell Us -- 2. The Open Wound: Mountainous Karabagh and National Consciousness -- 3. Azerbaijan's Best and Brightest: The Rise, Decline, and Renewal of the Democratic Opposition -- 4. Oil Lifts All Boats? Social and Economic Repercussions and the Rise of Corruption -- 5. Jail for the "Donkey Bloggers": Crushing Youth Activism, Human Rights, and a Free Media -- 6. Allah-u Akbar: Islam in Azerbaijan-Piety, Politics, and the Future -- 7. What's Next? The Choices Ahead -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography of Major Sources -- Index.
Frustrated Democracy in Post-Soviet Azerbaijan follows a newly independent oil-rich former Soviet republic as it adopts a Western model of democratic government and then turns toward corrupt authoritarianism.
9780231801416
Islam and politics-Azerbaijan-History.
Geopolitics-Azerbaijan-History.
Petroleum industry and trade-Political aspects-Azerbaijan-History.
Post-communism-Azerbaijan-History.
Democracy-Azerbaijan-History.
Political corruption-Azerbaijan-History.
Authoritarianism-Azerbaijan-History.
Azerbaijan-Politics and government-1991-.
Electronic books.
DK697.68 .A487 2017
947.54086
Frustrated Democracy in Post-Soviet Azerbaijan. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (345 pages)
Intro -- Table of Contents -- List of Maps and Tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Notes on Languages and Spelling -- List of Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. A Starting Point: History and Geopolitics and What They Tell Us -- 2. The Open Wound: Mountainous Karabagh and National Consciousness -- 3. Azerbaijan's Best and Brightest: The Rise, Decline, and Renewal of the Democratic Opposition -- 4. Oil Lifts All Boats? Social and Economic Repercussions and the Rise of Corruption -- 5. Jail for the "Donkey Bloggers": Crushing Youth Activism, Human Rights, and a Free Media -- 6. Allah-u Akbar: Islam in Azerbaijan-Piety, Politics, and the Future -- 7. What's Next? The Choices Ahead -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography of Major Sources -- Index.
Frustrated Democracy in Post-Soviet Azerbaijan follows a newly independent oil-rich former Soviet republic as it adopts a Western model of democratic government and then turns toward corrupt authoritarianism.
9780231801416
Islam and politics-Azerbaijan-History.
Geopolitics-Azerbaijan-History.
Petroleum industry and trade-Political aspects-Azerbaijan-History.
Post-communism-Azerbaijan-History.
Democracy-Azerbaijan-History.
Political corruption-Azerbaijan-History.
Authoritarianism-Azerbaijan-History.
Azerbaijan-Politics and government-1991-.
Electronic books.
DK697.68 .A487 2017
947.54086