ISBN:
978-1-84511-293-6
,
1-84511-293-8
Language:
English
Pages:
[xiv], 252 Seiten
,
Karten, Tabellen
Edition:
Reprinted in 2009
Series Statement:
International Library of Central Asian Studies 2
Keywords:
Tadschikistan Zentral-Asien
;
Geschichte
;
Außenpolitik
;
Hegemonie
;
Staatsentstehung
;
Anthropogeographie
;
Sowjet-Union, ehemalige
;
Afghanistan
;
Usbekistan
;
Wirtschaftlicher Wandel
;
Sozialer Wandel
;
Politischer Wandel
;
Geopolitik
;
Islamisierung
;
Islam und Politik
;
Nuri, Said Abdullo [Leben und Werk]
Abstract:
Central Asia has become the battleground for the major struggles of the 21st century: radical Islam versus secularism, authoritarianism versus identity politics, Eastern versus Western control of resources, and the American 'War on Terror'. Nowhere are these conflicts more starkly illustrated than in the case of Tajikistan. Embedded in the oil-rich Central Asian region, and bordering war-torn Afghanistan, Tajikistan occupies a geo-strategically pivotal position. It is also a major transit hub for the smuggling of opium, which eventually ends up in the hands of heroin dealers in Western cities. In this timely book, Lena Jonson examines Tajikistan's search for a foreign policy in the post 9/11 environment. She shows the internal contradictions of a country in every sense at the crossroads, reconciling its bloody past with an uncertain future. She assesses the impact of regional developments on the reform movement in Tajikistan, and in turn examines how changes in Tajik society (which is the only Central Asian country to have a legal Islamist party) might affect the region. The destiny of Tajikistan is intimately connected with that of Central Asia, and this thorough and penetrating book is essential reading for anyone seeking to make sense of this complex and important region.
Description / Table of Contents:
Lilst of maps and tables -- Acronyms and abbreviations -- Acknowledgement -- Maps -- Part I: The background -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Back to the future? -- 3. The first ten years of independence -- Part II. Tajikistan's foreign policy since 2001 -- 4. Big-power engagement and Tajik policy -- 5. Afghanistan, Uzbekistan and Tajik policy -- Part III. The determinants of Tajikistan's foreign policy -- 6. Efforts to strengthen the regime -- 7. The dynamics on the domestic scene -- part IV. Conclusions -- 8 Conclusions -- Notes -- Bibliography and further reading -- Index
Note:
Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 237-.247
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