Synopses & Reviews
"By far the most intellectually stimulating book to emerge on this topic in the past year... " --Foreign Affairs
This timely book focuses on the newly independent Muslim Republics of the former Soviet Union in Central Asia, especially Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Azerbaijan.
About the Author
Ali Banuazizi is Professor of Social Psychology and Modern Iranian History at Boston College.
Myron Weiner is Ford International Professor of Political Science at MIT and the author of several studies of Indian society and politics.
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION
ALIBANUAZIZI AND MYRON WEINER
I. Central Asia's Catapult to Independence
1. The New Geopolitical Order
Graham E. Fuller
2. Emerging Political Elites
Martha Brill Olcott
3. The Potential for Political Instability and Regional Conflicts
Boris Z. Rumer
II. Forging New Relations with Russia and the Southern Tier
4. Tajikistan's Relations with Iran and Afghanistan
Muriel Atkin
5. Azerbaijan's Triangular Relationship: The Land Between Russia, Turkey, and Iran
Tadeusz Swietochowski
6. Islam, State-building and Uzbekistan Foreign Policy
Henry Hale
III. South-west Asia Looking North
7. Turkey, the Caucasus and Central Asia
Sabri Sayari
8. Iran, the Caucasus and Central Asia
Seyed Kazem Sajjadpour
9. Pakistan, Afghanistan and the Central Asian States
Tahir Amin
IV. Rethinking the Role of the Great Powers
10. Russia and the Emerging Geopolitical Order in Central Asia
Mikhail Konarovsky
11. Central Asia: Issues and Challenges for United States Policy
Nancy Lubin
Notes on the Contributors
Index