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Politics, Identity and Education in Central Asia
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 145.00Focusing on the areas of politics, identity and education, this book looks at some of the most pressing and challenging issues that Kyrgyzstan faces in the post-Soviet era. It argues that Kyrgyzstan is challenged with oscillations between the old and the new on the one hand, and domestic and international on the other. The book analyses the process... more...
Soviet Arctic
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 180.00The Soviet Arctic is the first book to consider Soviet policy in this area from an historian's point of view. Horensma assesses the importance of historic legacies to current Soviet Arctic policy and their consequences on an international level. The book also discusses the significance of historic precedents in the determination of polar sovereignty. more...
Edge of Empires
Reaktion Books 2013; US$ 55.00Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, Georgia is a country of rainforests and swamps, snow and glaciers, and semi-arid plains. It has ski resorts and mineral springs, monuments and an oil pipeline. It also has one of the longest and most turbulent histories in the Christian or Near Eastern world, but no comprehensive, up-to-date... more...
Baltic Facades
Reaktion Books 2013; US$ 24.95Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania are often grouped together as the Baltic States, but these three Eastern European countries, tied together historically, are quite different. Although each is struggling to find its place within Europe and fighting to preserve its own identity, the idea of the Baltic States is a façade. In this book, Aldis Purs... more...
Understanding Central Asia
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 44.95Since Soviet collapse, the independent republics of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan have faced tremendous political, economic, and security challenges. Focusing on these five republics, this textbook analyzes the contending understandings of the politics of the past, present and future transformations of Central Asia,... more...
Top 10 Tallinn
DK Publishing 2013; US$ 14.00DK Eyewitness Top 10: Tallinn will lead you straight to the best attractions this lovely, historic city has to offer. Whether you are looking for a great place to stay, or the best restaurant to sample Estonian dishes, lively nightlife spots or interesting architecture, this guide is your ideal companion. Rely on dozens of Top 10 lists - from the... more...
The New Geopolitics of Eurasia and Turkey's Position
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 31.95This work explores the geopolitical struggles that are currently underway in the newly independent states of the Caucasus region, showing how many players in the region are coalescing into two opposing blocs. The growing political, military and economic ties amongst the countries of these two blocs stem from a number of developments in the region,... more...
Tajikistan
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 190.00Since its independence in 1991 Tajikistan has suffered a painful series of political crises followed by a civil war, still continuing, whose repercussions extend far beyond its borders. This work examines the causes of the turmoil, and analyses, through the case of Tajikistan, social and political dynamics at work throughout Central Asia. The book... more...
Russia Between East and West
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 53.95Gabriel Gorodetsky unravels President Putin's efforts to re-establish Russia's position as a major power, attempting to reconcile Russia's traditional national interests with the newly emerging social and political entity taking shape at home. more...
Russia?s International Relations in the Twentieth Century
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 39.95Russia has long been a major player in the international relations arena, but only by examining the whole century can Russian foreign policy be properly understood, and the key questions as to the impact of war, of revolution, of collapse, the emergence of the Cold War and Russia?s post-Soviet development be addressed. Surveying the whole of the... more...









