Civil Society in Central Asia

by Daniel Waugh and M Holt Ruffin

Central Asia, known as the home of Tamerlane and the Silk Road, is a crossroads of great cultures and civilizations. In 1991 five nations at the heart of the region--Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan-- suddenly became independent. Today they sit strategically between Russia, China, and Iran and hold some of the world's largest deposits of oil and natural gas. Long-suppressed ethnic identities are finding new expression...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0295998873
• ISBN13: 9780295998879
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher