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Published and updated annually, Russia and Eurasia deals with the
twelve independent republics that became members of the
Commonwealth of Independent States following the collapse of the
Soviet Union in December 1992. The text focuses strongly on recent
economic and political developments with shorter sections dealing
with foreign policy, the military, religion, education, and
specific cultural elements that help to define each republic and
differentiate one from the other. Approximately one-third of the
book is devoted to Russia, but also includes sections on Ukraine,
Belarus, Moldova, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. How the
Commonwealth of Independent States came into being and how it has
evolved since 1992 is also discussed. The combination of factual
accuracy and up-to-date detail along with its informed projections
make this an outstanding resource for researchers, practitioners in
international development, media professionals, government
officials, potential investors and students.
The World Today Series: Russia and Eurasia deals with twelve
sovereign states that became independent following the collapse of
the Soviet Union in December 1991. Approximately one-third of the
book is devoted to Russia. The remainder of the book is comprised
of separate chapters on Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia,
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine
and Uzbekistan. The text focuses heavily on recent economic and
political developments within these twelve states. Each country
chapter offers descriptions and overviews of the respective
governmental institutions, key leaders, civil society dynamics, and
economic conditions within each state. It supplements this focus
with shorter sections dealing with historical developments,
demographics, foreign policy, and cultural elements. Each chapter
concludes with brief projections of future developments within each
state. The combination of factual accuracy and up-to-date detail
along with its informed projections make this an outstanding
resource for students, researchers, practitioners in international
development, media professionals, government officials, and
potential investors.
The southernmost and poorest state of the Eurasian space,
Tajikistan collapsed immediately upon the fall of the Soviet Union
and plunged into a bloody five-year civil war (1992-1997) that left
more than 50,000 people dead and more than half a million
displaced. After the 1997 Peace Agreements, Tajikistan stood out
for being the only post-Soviet country to recognize an Islamic
party-the Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan (IRPT)-as a key
actor in the civil war as well as in postwar reconstruction and
democratization. Tajikistan's linguistic and cultural proximity to
Iran notwithstanding, the balance of external powers over the
country remains fairly typical of Central Asia, with Russia as the
major security provider and China as its principal investor.
Another specificity of Tajikistan is its massive labor migration
flows toward Russia. Out of a population of eight million, about
one million work abroad seasonally-one of the highest rates of
departure in the world. Migration trends have impacted Tajikistan's
economy and rent mechanisms: half of the country's GDP comes from
migrant remittances, a higher share than anywhere else in the
world. However, it is in the societal and cultural realms that
migration has had the most transformative effect. Migrants'
cultural and societal identities are on the move, with a growing
role given to Islam as a normative tool for regulating the cultural
shock of migration. Islam, and especially a globalized
fundamentalist pietist movement, regulates both physical and moral
security in workplace and other settings, and brings migrants
together to make their interactions meaningful and
socio-politically relevant. It offers a new social prestige to
those who work in an environment seen as threatening to their
Islamic identity. The first section of this volume investigates the
critical question of the nature of the Tajik political regime, its
stability, legitimacy mechanisms, and patterns of centralization.
In the volume's second part, we move away from studying the state
to delve into the societal fabric of Tajikistan, shaped by local
rural specificities and social vulnerabilities in the health sector
and gender relationships. The third section of the volume is
devoted to identity narratives and changes. While the Tajik regime
works hard to control the national narrative and the interpretation
of the civil war, society is literally and figuratively on the
move, as migration profoundly reshapes societal structures and
cultural values.
Published and updated annually, Russia and Eurasia deals with the
twelve independent republics that became members of the
Commonwealth of Independent States following the collapse of the
Soviet Union in December 1992. The text focuses strongly on recent
economic and political developments with shorter sections dealing
with foreign policy, the military, religion, education, and
specific cultural elements that help to define each republic and
differentiate one from the other. Approximately one-third of the
book is devoted to Russia, but also includes sections on Ukraine,
Belarus, Moldova, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. How the
Commonwealth of Independent States came into being and how it has
evolved since 1992 is also discussed. The combination of factual
accuracy and up-to-date detail along with its informed projections
make this an outstanding resource for researchers, practitioners in
international development, media professionals, government
officials, potential investors and students.
Published and updated annually, Russia and Eurasia deals with the
twelve independent republics that became members of the
Commonwealth of Independent States following the collapse of the
Soviet Union in December 1992. The text focuses strongly on recent
economic and political developments with shorter sections dealing
with foreign policy, the military, religion, education, and
specific cultural elements that help to define each republic and
differentiate one from the other. Approximately one-third of the
book is devoted to Russia, but also includes sections on Ukraine,
Belarus, Moldova, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. How the
Commonwealth of Independent States came into being and how it has
evolved since 1992 is also discussed. The combination of factual
accuracy and up-to-date detail along with its informed projections
make this an outstanding resource for researchers, practitioners in
international development, media professionals, government
officials, potential investors and students.
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