LEADER 02650oam 2200625I 450 001 9910783946803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a962-217-795-6 010 $a1-135-28751-1 010 $a90-5823-029-5 010 $a1-280-07965-7 010 $a0-203-64561-8 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203645611 035 $a(CKB)1000000000255960 035 $a(EBL)201169 035 $a(OCoLC)437062783 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000285215 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11193819 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000285215 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10262675 035 $a(PQKB)10714727 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL201169 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10094103 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL7965 035 $a(OCoLC)56731916 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC201169 035 $a(PPN)198455895 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000255960 100 $a20180706d2000 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aUzbekistan $etransition to authoritarianism on the Silk Road /$fNeil J. Melvin 210 1$aAmsterdam :$cHarwood Academic,$d2000. 215 $a1 online resource (139 p.) 225 1 $aPostcommunist states and nations ;$vv. 7 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-203-69256-X 311 $a90-5823-030-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aBook Cover; Title; Contents; Chronology; Preface; Map of Uzbekistan; History and Culture; Contemporary Politics; Economy and Society; The External Policy of Independent Uzbekistan; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index 330 $aUzbekistan more than any other country in the area is likely to play a critical role in shaping Central Asia's future. Situated at the heart of the region and sharing borders with all the other Central Asian states, Uzbekistan is the most powerful and populous of the new states of Central Asia. In this volume, the historical origins of Uzbekistan are explored and the range of political, economic and social challenges faced by the country since independence is charted. Particular attention is given to the emergence of highly authoritarian politics in the country and the implications of this 410 0$aPostcommunist states and nations ;$vv. 7. 517 3 $aUzbekistan, transition to authoritarianism on the Silk Road 607 $aUzbekistan$xHistory$y1991- 676 $a958.7086 700 $aMelvin$b Neil.$0686873 801 0$bFlBoTFG 801 1$bFlBoTFG 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910783946803321 996 $aUzbekistan$91271570 997 $aUNINA