Life After the Soviet Union

The Newly Independent Republics of the Transcaucasus and Central Asia

von Nozar Alaolmolki

200 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Examines the political, social, and economic issues confronted by each of the newly independent republics in the Transcaucasus and Central Asian regions.In separate chapters covering Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, this book examines the impact of the radical social, economic, and political transformations enacted upon them by both Czarist Russia and then the Soviet Union.With the demise of communist rule, Alaolmolki explores the efforts of the United States, Russia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey to influence the newly independent republics, specifically in connection with oil and natural gas concessions and pipelines. Included is a summary of recent developments and the prospect for economic and political progress in the republics.

• Reihe: SUNY Press
• ISBN: 9780791451380
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 19.10.2001
• Größe: 227 x 151 mm
• Verlag: State University of New York Press