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Record Nr.

UNINA9910810965103321

Autore

Aitken Jonathan <1942->

Titolo

Kazakhstan : Surprises and Stereotypes After 20 Years of Independence / / Jonathan Aitken

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, [England] ; ; New York, [New York] : , : Continuum, , 2012

©2012

ISBN

1-4411-0763-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (x, 200 p. ) : col. ill., col. map, col. ports

Disciplina

958.45086

Soggetti

Nationalism - Kazakhstan - History

Kazakhstan History 20th century

Kazakhstan History 21st century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction - Towards a New National Identity \ 2. New Kazakhstan v Old Kazakhstan \ 3. Reforming the Law \ 4. Understanding the President of Surprises \ 5. Nuclear Past Nuclear Future \ 6. A Tale of Two Cities \ 7. Riding High after the Recession - Prospects for the Economy \ 8. The Dragon The Bear and the Unstable Neighbourhood \ 9. Kazakhstan's Diplomacy and the OSCE \ 10. The Education Revolution 11. Epilogue - Beyond the 20th Anniversary of Independence \ Index

Sommario/riassunto

A guide to a country of huge economic and strategic importance, Jonathan Aitken describes the astonishing achievements of Kazakhstan since its independence.