Clan politics and regime transition in Central Asia / Kathleen Collins.

Author/creator Collins, Kathleen
Format Book
Publication InfoCambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2006.
Descriptionxx, 376 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Supplemental ContentPublisher description
Subjects
Clans--Asia, Central.
Asia, Central--Social conditions. --1917-1991.
Asia, Central--Social conditions. --1991-.
Asia, Central--Politics and government. --1991-.
Soviet Union--Relations. --Asia, Central.
Asia, Central--Relations. --Soviet Union.
Asia, Central--History.

Contents An introduction to political development and transition in Central Asia -- Clan politics and regime transition in Central Asia : a framework for understanding politics in clan-based societies -- Colonialism to Stalinism: the dynamic between clans and the state -- The informal politics of Central Asia: from Brezhnev through Gorbachev -- Transition from above or below? (1990-1991) -- Central Asia's transition (1991-1995) -- Central Asia's regime transformation (1995-2004): part I -- Central Asia's regime transformation (1995-2004): part II -- Positive and negative political trajectories in clan-based societies -- Conclusions.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2004030862
ISBN0521839505 (hardback)
ISBN9780521839501