LEADER 04196nam 2200637 450 001 9910792967503321 005 20200520144314.0 024 7 $a10.7312/alts70456 035 $a(CKB)3710000001386340 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5275988 035 $a(DE-B1597)488028 035 $a(OCoLC)1054864372 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780231801416 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL5275988 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11529481 035 $a(OCoLC)958205550 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000001386340 100 $a20180404h20172017 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aFrustrated democracy in post-Soviet Azerbaijan /$fAudrey L. Altstadt 210 1$aWashington, District of Columbia ;$aNew York :$cWoodrow Wilson Center Press :$cColumbia University Press,$d2017. 210 4$dİ2017 215 $a1 online resource (346 pages) $cillustrations, maps, tables 311 $a0-231-70456-9 311 $a0-231-80141-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tList of Maps and Tables -- $tPreface -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tNotes on Languages and Spelling -- $tAcronyms and Abbreviations -- $tIntroduction -- $t1. A Starting Point: History and Geopolitics and What They Tell Us -- $t2. The Open Wound: Mountainous Karabagh and National Consciousness -- $t3. Azerbaijan's Best and Brightest: The Rise, Decline, and Renewal of the Democratic Opposition -- $t4. Oil Lifts All Boats? Social and Economic Repercussions and the Rise of Corruption -- $t5. Jail for the "Donkey Bloggers": Crushing Youth Activism, Human Rights, and a Free Media -- $t6. Allah-u Akbar: Islam in Azerbaijan- Piety, Politics, and the Future -- $t7. What's Next? The Choices Ahead -- $tNotes -- $tSelected Bibliography of Major Sources -- $tIndex 330 $aFrustrated Democracy in Post-Soviet Azerbaijan follows a newly independent oil-rich former Soviet republic as it adopts a Western model of democratic government and then turns toward corrupt authoritarianism. Audrey L. Altstadt begins with the Nagorno-Karabagh War (1988-1994) which triggered Azerbaijani nationalism and set the stage for the development of a democratic movement. Initially successful, this government soon succumbed to a coup. Western oil companies arrived and money flowed in-a quantity Altstadt calls "almost unimaginable"-causing the regime to resort to repression to maintain its power. Despite Azerbaijan's long tradition of secularism, political Islam emerged as an attractive alternative for those frustrated with the stifled democratic opposition and the lack of critique of the West's continued political interference. Altstadt's work draws on instances of censorship in the Azerbaijani press, research by embedded experts and nongovernmental and international organizations, and interviews with diplomats and businesspeople. The book is an essential companion to her earlier works, The Azerbaijani Turks: Power and Identity Under Russian Rule and The Politics of Culture in Soviet Azerbaijan, 1920-1940. 606 $aIslam and politics$zAzerbaijan$xHistory 606 $aGeopolitics$zAzerbaijan$xHistory 606 $aPetroleum industry and trade$xPolitical aspects$zAzerbaijan$xHistory 606 $aPost-communism$zAzerbaijan$xHistory 606 $aDemocracy$zAzerbaijan$xHistory 606 $aPolitical corruption$zAzerbaijan$xHistory 606 $aAuthoritarianism$zAzerbaijan$xHistory 607 $aAzerbaijan$xPolitics and government$y1991- 615 0$aIslam and politics$xHistory. 615 0$aGeopolitics$xHistory. 615 0$aPetroleum industry and trade$xPolitical aspects$xHistory. 615 0$aPost-communism$xHistory. 615 0$aDemocracy$xHistory. 615 0$aPolitical corruption$xHistory. 615 0$aAuthoritarianism$xHistory. 676 $a947.54086 700 $aAltstadt$b Audrey L.$f1953-$0687241 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910792967503321 996 $aFrustrated democracy in post-Soviet Azerbaijan$93848467 997 $aUNINA