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  • Economic Dimensions of Security in Central Asiaby Sergej Mahnovski; Kamil Akramov; Theodore Karasik

    RAND Corporation 2007; US$ 9.95

    This report assesses the economic dimensions of security in post-Soviet Central Asia and considers their implications for the role of the United States. The September 11, 2001, attacks on the United States led to the realization among policymakers that instability, failed and failing states, and economic and political underdevelopment present security... more...

  • National Identity and Globalizationby Douglas W. Blum

    Cambridge University Press 2007; US$ 40.00

    Examines the problem of national identity formation in the context of globalization. more...

  • The Political Economy of Reform in Central Asiaby Martin C. Spechler

    Taylor and Francis 2008; US$ 49.95

    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 of the neo-liberal reforms recommended by the "Washington Consensus" and with an authoritarian presidency, Uzbekistan, the largest of these countries, has nevertheless achieved modest economic... more...

  • Conflict Transformation in Central Asiaby Christine Bichsel

    Taylor and Francis 2008; US$ 44.95

    This book provides the first systematic analysis of peace-building in Central Asia for inter-ethnic conflicts over water and land in the Ferghana Valley based on concrete, in-depth and on-site investigation. The core analysis centres on peace-building projects in Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan by three international aid agencies ?an international... more...

  • The Great Gambleby Gregory Feifer

    HarperCollins 2009; US$ 13.99

    ?Fascinating?.A highly readable history of the conflict.? ? New York Times Book Review In The Great Gamble , a groundbreaking account of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, former NPR Moscow correspondent Gregory Feifer vividly depicts the war that contributed greatly to the demise of the USSR, and that offers striking lessons for the 21st century,... more...

  • Talibanby James Fergusson

    Transworld 2010; US$ 13.34

    Fifteen years ago, southern Afghanistan was in even greater chaos than it is now. The Russians, who had occupied the country throughout the 1980s, were long gone. The disparate ethnic and religious leaders who had united to eject the invaders - the famous mujaheddin - were at each others' throats. For the rural poor of Kandahar province, life was... more...

  • To Pekingby Peter Fleming; Simon Winchester

    I.B.Tauris 2009; US$ 16.00

    Peter Fleming, brother of "James Bond" author Ian Fleming, was one of the greatest adventurers and travel writers of the 20th century and author of several classic and bestselling books. This is the first paperback edition. It presents an exciting adventure that could never be made today - it will appeal to all interested in the region. When... more...

  • The Lost Heart of Asiaby Colin Thubron

    HarperCollins 2011; US$ 13.99

    A land of enormous proportions, countless secrets, and incredible history, Central Asia was the heart of the great Mongol empire of Tamerlane and scene of Stalin's cruelest deportations. A remote and fascinating region in a constant state of transition?never more so than since the collapse of the Soviet Union?it encompasses terrain as diverse as... more...

  • Language Politics in Contemporary Central Asiaby Jacob Landau M.; Barbara Kellner-Heinkele

    I.B.Tauris 2011; US$ 76.67

    Nationalist leaders in the former Soviet states strive for national identity in both the political and cultural domains. Their language policies contend with Russian-speaking intelligentsias, numerous ethnic minorities and sizeable Russian communities backed by the Russian Federation - all presenting major challenges to facing the legacy of Soviet... more...

  • An Enemy We Createdby Alex Strick van Linschoten; Felix Kuehn

    Oxford University Press, USA 2012; US$ 24.99

    To this day, the belief is widespread that the Taliban and al-Qaeda are synonymous, that their ideology and objectives are closely intertwined, and that they have made common cause against the West for decades.In An Enemy We Created, Alex Strick van Linschoten and Felix Kuehn debunk this myth and reveal the much more complex reality that lies beneath... more...