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Turkmenistan’s Foreign Policy
Positive Neutrality and the consolidation of the Turkmen Regime
Turkmenistan, an independent nation since 1991, is a strategically important Central Asian state. This book covers the most significant period of the establishment of the…
read more2008 | Hardback: 978-0-415-45440-7 (Routledge)
The Political Economy of Reform in Central Asia
Uzbekistan under Authoritarianism
This book examines the economic reforms and material progress made since the Central Asian republics became independent from the Soviet Union in 1991. Without some…
read more2008 | Hardback: 978-0-415-77554-0 (Routledge)
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The Economics and Politics of Oil in the Caspian Basin
The Redistribution of Oil Revenues in Azerbaijan and Central Asia
The Caspian Basin region has boomed since the late 1990s due to new oil discoveries, new pipelines that have diversified countries' transport options and world…
read more2007 | Hardback: 978-0-415-43410-2 (Routledge)
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The Politics of Knowledge in Central Asia
Science between Marx and the Market
Through careful historical and ethnographic research and extensive use of local scholarly works, this book provides a persuasive and careful analysis of the production of…
read more2007 | Hardback: 978-0-415-41334-3 (Routledge)
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The Caspian
Politics, Energy and Security
The Caspian redefines a Caspian debate long characterized by one-sided and politically motivated analyses and, at times, fantastic reporting. Bringing together a range of influential… read more2006 | Paperback: 978-0-415-40574-4 (Routledge)
Energy, Wealth and Governance in the Caucasus and Central Asia
Lessons not learned
Drawing upon recent progress in development economics and political science, the book provides fresh analysis of the Caucasus and Central Asia (CCA) countries transition to…
read more2006 | Paperback: 978-0-415-40577-5 (Routledge)
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Prospects for Pastoralism in Kazakstan and Turkmenistan
From State Farms to Private Flocks
This collection traces how pastoralists have coped with the challenges of change in a part of the world with a long-tradition of livestock keeping.… read more2003 | Hardback: 978-0-7007-1699-9 (Routledge)
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Economic Development in Kazakhstan
The Role of Large Enterprises and Foreign Investment
Economic Development in Kazakhstan traces the role of large enterprises in the economy of Kazakhstan, their development through 70 years of socialism and their privatization… read more2003 | Hardback: 978-0-415-31546-3 (Routledge)
The Life of Alimqul
A Native Chronicle of Nineteenth Century Central Asia
This work studies a narrative devoted to the history of the Kokand Khanate, a state that played a great role in Central Asian history in… read more2003 | Hardback: 978-0-7007-1114-7 (Routledge)
Central Asia
Aspects of Transition
The five central Asian States of Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan stand at the crossroads of world civilization. Influenced by South Asia, Iran, China and… read more2003 | Paperback: 978-0-7007-0957-1 (Routledge)
Series Details:
Central Asia Research Forum is a series designed to present cutting-edge research on the Central Asia region spanning the whole of the social sciences
Forthcoming Titles:
Religion and Security in South and Central Asia
Edited by K. Warikoo
To be published June 30th 2010