TY  - BOOK
AU  - Rumer,Boris Z.
TI  - Central Asia: A Gathering Storm?
SN  - 9781317475224
AV  - DK859.56 -- .C46 2002eb 
U1  - 320.95809049 
PY  - 2002///
CY  - Oxford
PB  - Taylor & Francis Group
KW  - National security -- Asia, Central
KW  - Islam and politics -- Asia, Central
KW  - Asia, Central -- Politics and government -- 1991-
KW  - Asia, Central -- Foreign relations -- 1991-
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Part I: Overview -- Map -- 1. The Search for Stability in Central Asia -- Part II: Security -- 2. The Conflict in Afghanistan: Conditions, Problems, and Prospects -- 3. Regional Security in Central Asia: Military Aspects -- Part III: Foreign Policy Framework -- 4. Central Asia Between the Gravitational Poles of Russia and China -- 5. Central Asia and the European Union -- Part IV: Islam and Politics -- 6. The Central Asian Nexus: Islam and Politics -- 7. Islam in Uzbekistan: From the Struggle for "Religious Purity" to Political Activism -- Part V: Economics -- 8. Central Asia: Development Under Conditions of Globalization -- 9. Challenges to Economic Policy in Central Asia: Is a Miracle Possible? -- Index -- About the Editor and Contributors
N2  - The societies of Central Asia are besieged from within and without. This survey of political, economic, and social development in Central Asia offers geopolitical context, unparalleled coverage, and analytical depth to our understanding of a region that appears to be rapidly spiraling into crisis
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