02614nam 2200637Ia 450 991082718970332120200520144314.0962-217-795-61-135-28751-190-5823-029-51-280-07965-70-203-64561-810.4324/9780203645611 (CKB)1000000000255960(EBL)201169(OCoLC)437062783(SSID)ssj0000285215(PQKBManifestationID)11193819(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000285215(PQKBWorkID)10262675(PQKB)10714727(Au-PeEL)EBL201169(CaPaEBR)ebr10094103(CaONFJC)MIL7965(OCoLC)56731916(MiAaPQ)EBC201169(PPN)198455895(EXLCZ)99100000000025596020000331d2000 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrUzbekistan transition to authoritarianism on the Silk Road /by Neil J. Melvin1st ed.Amsterdam Harwood Academic20001 online resource (139 p.)Postcommunist states and nations ;v. 7Description based upon print version of record.0-203-69256-X 90-5823-030-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Book Cover; Title; Contents; Chronology; Preface; Map of Uzbekistan; History and Culture; Contemporary Politics; Economy and Society; The External Policy of Independent Uzbekistan; Conclusion; Bibliography; IndexUzbekistan more than any other country in the area is likely to play a critical role in shaping Central Asia's future. Situated at the heart of the region and sharing borders with all the other Central Asian states, Uzbekistan is the most powerful and populous of the new states of Central Asia. In this volume, the historical origins of Uzbekistan are explored and the range of political, economic and social challenges faced by the country since independence is charted. Particular attention is given to the emergence of highly authoritarian politics in the country and the implications of thisPostcommunist states and nations ;v. 7.UzbekistanHistory1991-958.7086Melvin Neil686873MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910827189703321Uzbekistan1271570UNINA