Central Asia Today
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Central Asia Today

Countries, Neighbors, and the Region

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  1. 448 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Central Asia Today

Countries, Neighbors, and the Region

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About this book

This collection of descriptions and analyses from scholars from Central Asia, Xinjiang, Kashmir, and Siberia gives first a general overview about the geopolitics, economics, and politics of the Central Asian countries (Kazakhstan, Kyrgizstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan) plus a details description of their foreign policy towards their neighborhood, the region, and the further abroad (Russia, India, China). This is complemented by studies on the relations between Central Asia on the one side and China, India, and Russia on the other hand. Secondly, the history, problems, and pers-pectives of the Central Asian regionalization and trans-regional (SCO, OSCE) process is discussed and evaluated. Third, problems such as Islamism in Central Asia are studied.The book is not only a coherent handbook on Central Asia but presents the views of the academic generation of the newly independent Central Asian countries. It gives a comprehensive overview about foreign policies and Central Asian relations with the big neighbors China, Russia, and India as well as a differentiated discussion on the regionalization process.

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Information

Publisher
Cuvillier Verlag
Year
2014
Print ISBN
9783954047321
eBook ISBN
9783736947320
Edition
1

Table of contents

  1. Content
  2. INTRODUCTION
  3. Part I The Countries of the Region
  4. KAZAKHSTAN AND CENTRAL ASIA
  5. KYRGYZSTAN AND CENTRAL ASIA
  6. TAJIKISTAN AND CENTRAL ASIA
  7. TURKMENISTAN AND CENTRAL ASIA
  8. UZBEKISTAN AND CENTRAL ASIA
  9. Part II The Neighboring Countries
  10. XINJIANG (CHINA) AND CENTRAL ASIA
  11. INDIA AND CENTRAL ASIA
  12. RUSSIA AND CENTRAL ASIA
  13. Part III Central Asia as a Region
  14. PATTERNS OF REGIONALISM IN CENTRAL ASIA
  15. INTEGRATION IN CENTRAL ASIA
  16. MULTILATERAL RELATIONS IN CENTRAL ASIA: STATUS,CHALLENGES, AND PROSPECTS
  17. THE REGIONAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE SHANGHAICOOPERATION ORGANIZATION (SCO) IN LIGHT OFAFGHANISTAN’S INSTABILITY
  18. CENTRAL ASIAN POLITICAL EXPERIENCES WITHIN THESHANGHAI COOPERATION ORGANIZATION (SCO)
  19. THE OSCE IN TAJIKISTAN:A CASE OF POSSIBILITIES AND LIMITATIONS OFEXTERNAL ACTORS IN STABILIZING WEAK STATES
  20. RETHINKING ISLAM IN CONTEMPORARY CENTRAL ASIA
  21. THE COLLISION OF FAITH AND CULTURE IN CONTEMPORARYCENTRAL ASIA: REFLECTIONS ON MUSHTAQ KAW’S“RETHINKING ISLAM IN CONTEMPORARY CENTRAL ASIA”
  22. ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS