Asia - Ethnic & Race Relations, General Asian Politics & Government, National Security, Nationalism & Sovereignty - General & Miscellaneous, General Central Asian History
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Overview
This book analyses the new pattern of security concerns of the Central Asian successor states, i.e. Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kirghizstan, Turkmenistan and Tadzhikistan. It argues that although some form of national consolidation occurred during the Soviet period, divisions within each national grouping remain. Furthermore, most of these states contain large minorities from other ethnic groups, including the titular nationalities of Central Asia and Slavic populations that have settled in the region. The security concerns of these newly independent states are therefore similar in many ways to those that faced other colonial countries shortly after they attained independence. That is, these states are confronted with the fact that subnational, supranational and national loyalties frequently override a population's loyalty to the state. It is this socalled 'insecurity dilemma' of each of the Central Asian states which is examined in this book.Editorials
Booknews
In analyzing the new "insecurity dilemmas" of the Central Asian successor states to the former Soviet Union (Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kirghizstan, Turkmenistan, and Tadzhikistan), Glenn (politics and international relations, Southampton U.) argues that in these security concerns the newly independent states are similar to other colonial nations shortly after gaining independence. States are confronting the fact that subnational, supranational, and national ethnic loyalties frequently override loyalty to the state. Appends data tables on demographics, native tongue and knowledge of Russian as a second language, urban/rural distribution, and labor force by industry sector. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Book Details
Published
October 1, 1999
Publisher
Palgrave MacMillan
Pages
212
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780312222185