This book is the first comprehensive introduction to contemporary Turkmenistan in English.
Autorentext
Peyrouse, Sebastien
Klappentext
This book is the first comprehensive introduction to contemporary Turkmenistan in English.
Zusammenfassung
This book is the first comprehensive introduction to contemporary Turkmenistan in English.
Inhalt
Part 1 Old Territory, Multiple Influences, New Nation; Chapter 1 Turkmen Territory: Unity and Diversity; Chapter 2 From Antiquity to the Khanates: A History of Fits and Starts; Chapter 3 The Impact of Russian-Soviet Modernization; Chapter 4 The Building of the Turkmen Nation; Part 2 Post-Soviet Technologies of Power; Chapter 5 An Independence Marked by Niyazov's Authoritarian Rule; Chapter 6 Culture and Religion: The Issues of Reconstruction; Chapter 7 Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov: Illusion of a Khrushchevian Thaw?; Part 3 Development Challenges and Strategies; Chapter 8 Turkmenistan from the Inside: Social and Economic Evolutions; Chapter 9 The Future "Kuwait of Central Asia"?; Chapter 10 Finding Its Place on the International Stage; concl Conclusions;