Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Central Asia (Hardcover, 1)

Introduction: Introducing Central Asian Studies Rico Isaacs and Erica Marat PART I HISTORY 1. Central Asia before the advent of Russian Dominion Michael Hancock 2. Russian rule in Central Asia Ian Campbell 3. Collectivisation, Sedentarism and Famine in Central Asia Niccolo Pianciola and Marianne Kamp 4. Development in Post-war Central Asia Artemy M. Kalinovsky PART II POLITICS 5. Varieties of Authoritarianism in Central Asia David Lewis 6. Informal Governance, ‘Clan’ politics and Corruption Aksana Ismailbekova 7. Nation-Building in Central Asia: Policy and Discourse Aziz Burkhanov and Dina Sharipova 8. Unsettled Space: Unfinished Histories of Border Delimitation in the Ferghana Valley Madeleine Reeves PART III GEOGRAPHY 9. Boundaries, Borders and Identities Alexander Diener and Vincent Atman 10. The history of water politics in Central Asia Christine Bichsel 11. Rethinking Spectacular Cities: Beyond Authoritarianism and Mastermind Schemes Mateusz Laszczkowski and Natalie Koch 12. Politics of Green Development: Trees vs. Roads Emil Nasritdinov PART IV INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 13. Russia and Central Asia: Evolving Mutual Perceptions and the Rise of Postcolonial Perspectives Marlene Laruelle 14. China-Central Asia Relations: Re-learning to Live Next to the Giant Nargis Kassenova 15. U.S. Policy and Central Asia Charles Ziegler 16 Domestic?Sources of Foreign Policy in Central Asia? Shairbek Juraev 17. Military Power and Capacity Erica Marat 18. Globalisation and Migration in Central Asia Caress Schenk PART V POLITICAL ECONOMY 19. Economic Reform and Development in Central Asia Richard Pomfret 20. Oil, Capital, and Labour Around the Caspian Maurizo Totaro and Paolo Sorbello 21. Corruption Johan Engvall 22. Modernisation and development in Central Asia Liga Rudzite and Karolina Kluczewska PART VI SOCIETY AND CULTURE 23. The Nationalization of Traditions Svetlana Jacquesson 24. Thinking with Gender About Central Asia Svetlana Peshkova 25. Contemporary Art in Central Asia Alexandra Tsay 26. Language Policy and Language in Central Asia William Fierman PART VII RELIGON 27. Islam Renewal in Central Asia Bayram Balci 28. Securitisation of Religion in Central Asia Edward Lemon 29. Liberalism and Islam in Central Asia Galym Zhussipbek 30. Tengrism Rico Isaacs