Clan Politics and Regime Transition in Central Asia (Paperback)

List of Tables and Figures; Preface; Acknowledgements; Note on Transliteration; 1. An introduction to political development and transition in Central Asia; 2. Clan politics and regime transition in Central Asia: a framework for understanding politics in clan-based societies; 3. Colonialism to Stalinism: the dynamic between clans and the State; 4. The informal politics of Central Asia from Brezhnev through Gorbachev; 5. Transition from above or below? (1990?1991); 6. Central Asia's transition (1991?1995); 7. Central Asia's regime transformation (1995?2004): Part I; 8. Central Asia's regime transformation (1995?2004): Part II; 9. Positive and negative political trajectories in clan-based societies; 10. Conclusion; Epilogue; Appendix; Index.