LEADER 03195nam 2200709Ia 450 001 9910813250803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-317-47620-4 010 $a1-315-70622-9 010 $a1-317-47621-2 010 $a1-283-00651-0 010 $a9786613006516 010 $a0-7656-3005-2 024 7 $a10.4324/9781315706221 035 $a(CKB)2560000000071116 035 $a(EBL)669695 035 $a(OCoLC)703152879 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC2055051 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC669695 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3060904 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL2055051 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10448728 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL300651 035 $a(OCoLC)910069790 035 $a(OCoLC)958107725 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL669695 035 $a(FINmELB)ELB135781 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000071116 100 $a20101004d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aAzerbaijan since independence /$fSvante E. Cornell 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aArmonk, N.Y. $cM.E. Sharpe$dc2011 210 1$aArmonk, N.Y. :$cM.E. Sharpe,$d2011. 215 $a1 online resource (513 p.) 225 1 $aStudies of Central Asia and the Caucasus 300 $a"First published 2011 by M.E. Sharpe"--t.p. verso. 311 1 $a0-7656-3002-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aTitle 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 Imperialist 327 $a14 Turkey, Best Neighbor or Big Brother?15 Azerbaijan and the West; Epilogue; Bibliographical Note; Notes; Index; About the Author 330 $aAzerbaijan, a small post-Soviet republic located on the western shore of the Caspian Sea, has outsized importance because of its strategic location at the corssroads of Europe and Asia, its oil resources, and its historical experience as an early modernizer in the Muslim world. This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the country from pre-Soviet times to the present day, with emphasis on the past twenty years. 410 0$aStudies of Central Asia and the Caucasus. 607 $aAzerbaijan$xHistory 607 $aAzerbaijan$xEconomic conditions$y1991- 607 $aAzerbaijan$xForeign relations$y1991- 607 $aAzerbaijan$xPolitics and government$y1991- 607 $aAzerbaijan$xSocial conditions$y1991- 676 $a947.5608/6 686 $a947$2z 700 $aCornell$b Svante E$0855926 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910813250803321 996 $aAzerbaijan since independence$93924717 997 $aUNINA