03143nam 2200697Ia 450 991081325080332120200520144314.01-317-47620-41-315-70622-91-317-47621-21-283-00651-097866130065160-7656-3005-210.4324/9781315706221(CKB)2560000000071116(EBL)669695(OCoLC)703152879(MiAaPQ)EBC2055051(MiAaPQ)EBC669695(MiAaPQ)EBC3060904(Au-PeEL)EBL2055051(CaPaEBR)ebr10448728(CaONFJC)MIL300651(OCoLC)910069790(OCoLC)958107725(Au-PeEL)EBL669695(FINmELB)ELB135781(EXLCZ)99256000000007111620101004d2011 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierAzerbaijan since independence /Svante E. Cornell1st ed.Armonk, N.Y. M.E. Sharpec20111 online resource (513 p.)Studies of Central Asia and the Caucasus"First published 2011 by M.E. Sharpe"--t.p. verso.0-7656-3002-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.Title Page; Contents; Preface; Maps; Photos; 1 Azerbaijan Before Soviet Rule; 2Soviet Azerbaijan; 3 The National Revival and the Road to Independence; 4 The Rise and Fall of the Popular Front; 5 The Aliyev Era: Restoring Stability; 6 Ilham Aliyev's Azerbaijan; 7 The Shadow over Azerbaijan: Karabakh; 8 Politics and Power in Azerbaijan; 9 Azerbaijan's Economy: The Primacy of Oil; 10 Azerbaijani Society: Identity, Modernity, and Tradition; 11 Caucasus Context: Formulating Foreign Policy; 12 Iran and the "Other" Azerbaijan; 13 Russia, the Resurgent Imperialist14 Turkey, Best Neighbor or Big Brother?15 Azerbaijan and the West; Epilogue; Bibliographical Note; Notes; Index; About the AuthorAzerbaijan, a small post-Soviet republic located on the western shore of the Caspian Sea, has outsized importance because of its strategic location at the corssroads of Europe and Asia, its oil resources, and its historical experience as an early modernizer in the Muslim world. This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the country from pre-Soviet times to the present day, with emphasis on the past twenty years.Studies of Central Asia and the Caucasus.AzerbaijanHistoryAzerbaijanEconomic conditions1991-AzerbaijanForeign relations1991-AzerbaijanPolitics and government1991-AzerbaijanSocial conditions1991-947.5608/6947zCornell Svante E855926MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910813250803321Azerbaijan since independence3924717UNINA