Frustrated Democracy in Post-Soviet Azerbaijan.
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- text
- computer
- online resource
- 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-
- 947.54086
- DK697.68 .A487 2017
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.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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