The New Central Asia: Geopolitics and the Birth of Nations
In a new, revised edition of his acclaimed book, Olivier Roy examines the political development of central Asia, from Russian conquests to the War on Terror” and beyond.During the anti-Gorbachev coup in August 1991, most communist leaders from Soviet central Asia backed the plotters. Within weeks of the coup's collapse, those same leaders—now transformed into ardent nationalists — proclaimed the independence of their nations, adopted new flags and new slogans, and discovered a new patriotism.How were these new nations built among peoples without any traditional nationalist heritage and no history of independent governance? Roy argues that Sov…
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- ISBN: 978-0-8147-7609-4
- EAN: 9780814776094
- Produktnummer: 2998495
- Verlag: New York Univ Pr
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2007
- Seitenangabe: 222 S.
- Masse: H23.3 cm x B16.2 cm x D1.6 cm 431 g
- Gewicht: 431
Über den Autor
Olivier Roy is Professor at EHESS, the School of Advanced Studies in Social Sciences, in Paris. Among his books are The Failure of Political Islam and Globalized Islam: The Search for a New Ummah.
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