Description
| Product ID: | 9780415625395 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Central Asian Studies |
| Title: | The Politics of Transition in Central Asia and the Caucasus |
| Subtitle: | Enduring Legacies and Emerging Challenges |
| Authors: | Author: Amanda E Wooden, Christoph H. Stefes |
| Page Count: | 282 |
| Subjects: | Regional / International studies, Regional studies, Religion: general, Islam, Society and culture: general, Sociology, Politics and government, Political economy, Human geography, Regional geography, Religion: general, Islam, Society & culture: general, Sociology, Politics & government, Political economy, Human geography, Regional geography, Asia |
| Description: | This book on the Caucasus and Central Asia considers key themes across the two regions. Providing a thorough overview of the area, the book examines issues including: political and socio-economic development, the role of the state, local government, human rights, ethnic groups, education and the environment. Most books on the Caucasus and Central Asia are country-by-country studies. This book, on the other hand, fills a gap in Central Eurasian studies as one of the few comparative case study books on Central Eurasia, covering both the Caucasus and Central Asia; it considers key themes right across the two regions highlighting both political change and continuity. Comparative case study chapters, written by regional experts from a variety of methodological backgrounds, provide historical context, and evaluate Soviet political legacies and emerging policy outcomes. Key topics include: the varied types and sources of authoritarianism; political opposition and protest politics; predetermined outcomes of post-Soviet economic choices; social and stability impacts of natural resource wealth; variations in educational reform; international norm influence on gender policy and the power of human rights activists. Overall, the book provides a thorough, up-to-date overview of what is increasingly becoming a significant area of concern. |
| Imprint Name: | Routledge |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2014-05-19 |
