Sebastien Peyrouse

Turkmenistan

Strategies of Power, Dilemmas of Development: Strategies of Power, Dilemmas of Development

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Contents: Turkmen territory: unity and diversity -- From antiquity to the Khanates: a history of fits and starts -- The impact of Russian-Soviet modernization -- The building of the Turkmen nation -- An independence marked by Niyazov's megalomania -- Culture and religion: the issues of reconstruction -- Berdymukhammedov: illusion of a Khrushchevian thaw? -- Turkmenistan from inside: social and economic evolutions -- The future Kuwait of Central Asia? -- Finding its place on the international stage.

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This book is the first comprehensive introduction to contemporary Turkmenistan in English.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Mai 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 388g
• ISBN-13: 9780765632036
• ISBN-10: 0765632039
• Artikelnr.: 34228139

Autorenporträt

Peyrouse, Sebastien

Inhaltsangabe

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