Conflict, Cleavage, and Change in Central Asia and the Caucasus (Democratization and Authoritarianism in Post-Communist Societies)

Conflict, Cleavage, and Change in Central Asia and the Caucasus (Democratization and Authoritarianism in Post-Communist Societies)

by KarenDawisha (Editor), Bruce Parrott (Editor)

Synopsis

Edited by two of the world's leading analysts of post communist politics, this book brings together distinguished specialists on the former Soviet states of Central Asia and the Caucasus. Chapters on Kazakhstan, Kyrkyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia, provide a systematic analysis of elite politics, factionalism, party and interest group formation, and social and ethnic groupings. Karen Dawisha and Bruce Parrott provide theoretical and comparative chapters on post communist political development across the region. This book will provide students and scholars with detailed analysis by leading authorities, plus the latest research data on recent political and economic developments in each country.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 444
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 13 Jun 1997

ISBN 10: 0521597315
ISBN 13: 9780521597319
Book Overview: This volume examines the former Soviet states of Central Asia and the Caucasus.

Media Reviews
'Chapters on Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia provide a systematic analysis of elite politics, factionalism, party and interest group formation, and social and ethnic divisions. Karen Dawisha and Bruce Parrott contribute theoretical and comparative chapters on post-communist political development. This book provides students and scholars with detailed analysis by leading authorities, plus the latest research data on recent political and economic trends in each country.' Transition Studies Review
The volume is well worth reading by any mature political scientist and is especially useful for students. Choice
...an excellent addition to the body of work already done on the subject.... The book is well balanced, and its individual chapters are of equally high quality. The authors provide an excellent analysis of why the establishment of democratic institutions and the nurturing of the culture of democracy has proven so difficult in Central Asia and the Caucasus, and why both regions are moving toward authoritarianism despite having adopted the outward trappings of democracy, such as legislative and presidential elections. Shireen Hunter, Slavic Review