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050		4	_aDS329.4 -- .M333 2013eb
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100	1		_aMccauley, Martin.
245	1	0	_aAfghanistan and Central Asia : _bA Modern History.
250			_a1st ed.
264		1	_aOxford : _bTaylor & Francis Group, _c2002.
264		4	_c©2002.
300			_a1 online resource (207 pages)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
505	0		_aCover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- GLOSSARY -- WHO'S WHO -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- PREFACE -- MAPS -- ONE INTRODUCTION -- Afghanistan -- Central Asia -- The Mongols -- The Russians come -- The Communists come -- Stalin's revolution -- The 1970s: Uzbekistan -- Khrushchev and the Virgin Lands -- The Great Uzbek cotton scandal -- Cometh the hour, cometh Gorbachev -- The Russians go -- A new dawn -- TWO THE ECONOMY: BIG BUCKS AND WHO GETS THEM? -- Afghanistan -- Central Asia -- Kazakhstan -- Kyrgyzstan -- Tajikistan -- Turkmenistan -- Uzbekistan -- THREE ISLAM AND TERRORISM -- Afghanistan -- Taliban -- Islam and violence -- Central Asia -- Post-communism or return to the past -- Islamic terrorists or drug smugglers? -- The battle of Batken -- The insurgents return -- The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan -- Conclusions -- FOUR THE GREAT GAME: THE POWERS VIE FOR PRIMACY -- Afghanistan: the cockpit -- Central Asia -- China -- Russia -- Pipelines -- Peacekeeping -- Iran -- Turkey -- United States -- Pakistan -- FIVE II SEPTEMBER 2001 AND ALL THAT -- Afghanistan -- II September 2001 -- Putin's game -- US secret alliance in Central Asia -- Russian aid decisive -- The US and oil -- The end of the Taliban? -- GUIDE TO FURTHER READING -- INDEX.
520			_aThe Afghan crisis has grabbed the attention of the entire world, and underlined the desperate need in the West for a better understanding of the region and its challenges in the face of increasingly militant interpretations of Islam. Covering Afghanistan and the Islamic crescent of ex-Soviet republics - Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan - Martin McCauley draws on his vast knowledge of the region to provide a clear introduction to its history and its people.
588			_aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590			_aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
650		0	_aAsia, Central - History.
655		4	_aElectronic books.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _aMccauley, Martin _tAfghanistan and Central Asia _dOxford : Taylor & Francis Group,c2002 _z9780582506145
797	2		_aProQuest (Firm)
856	4	0	_uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=4517545 _zClick to View
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