Civil Society and Politics in Central Asia

by Erica Johnson

The five Central Asian states of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan constitute an area of increasing importance in global politics. The region currently serves as the main route for transporting American and NATO supplies and personnel into Afghanistan. Its Turkic Muslim peoples share ethnic and religious roots with China's Uighurs in neighboring Xinjiang, where some Uighurs have connections to the Taliban in Afghanistan and Pakistan, fueling Beijing's already acute

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813150779
• ISBN13: 9780813150772
• Release Date: February 2015
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 366 Pages
• Weight: 1.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.0" x 9.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher