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Eurasia's Shifting Geopolitical Tectonic Plates
This anthology of articles, short studies, and interviews by Alexandros Petersen was written over the span of ten years, starting in 2004. Yet they are even more relevant today in …
The Origins of the Civil War in Tajikistan
In May 1992 political and social tensions in the former Soviet Republic of Tajikistan escalated to a devastating civil war, which killed approximately 40,000-100,000 people and …
Soft Power in Central Asia
Central Asia often evokes images of imperial power rivalry dating back to the 19th century. Yet as the region’s international politics becomes more complex in the age of …
The New Geopolitics of the South Caucasus
This collection surveys the three South Caucasian states’ economic, social and political evolution since their independence in 1991. It assesses their successes and failures in …
Afghanistan and Its Neighbors after the NATO Withdrawal
The planned reductions in NATO troop numbers in Afghanistan through 2015 and a final withdrawal at the end of 2016 brings up numerous pressing questions about the security and …
Constructing the Uzbek State
Over the past three decades, Uzbekistan has attracted the attention of the academic and policy communities because of its geostrategic importance, its critical role in shaping or …
Tajikistan on the Move
The southernmost and poorest state of the Eurasian space, Tajikistan collapsed immediately upon the fall of the Soviet Union and plunged into a bloody five-year civil war …
Visions of Development in Central Asia
Visions of Development in Central Asia: Revitalizing the Culture Concept reflects on the current anthropologic methods of theorizing about culture. Noor O'Neill Borbieva focuses on …
Language, Literacy, and Social Change in Mongolia
Language, Literacy, and Social Change in Mongolia is the first full-length treatment of literacy in Mongolian. Challenging readers’ assumptions about Central Asia and Mongolia, …
Mapping the Media and Communication Landscape of Central Asia
Central Asian post-independence media and communication industries, professional practices, education, persisting and evolving values, and traditions remain critically understudied …
The Dialectics of Post-Soviet Modernity and the Changing Contours of Islamic Discourse in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan’s independence came after seven decades of militant atheism of Soviet modernization project and emerged into staunch secularism of Western modernity, two factors that, …
Kazakhstan in the Making
Kazakhstan is one of the best-known success stories of Central Asia, perhaps even of the entire Eurasian space. It boasts a fast growing economy—at least until the 2014 crisis—a …