Oil, Islam and conflict Central Asia since 1945
The Taliban is resurgent in Afghanistan while Chechnya still struggles under a shadow of violence, and the nations surrounding them are barely more stable. Add in the significant reserves scattered throughout Central Asia and you have a volatile political cocktail that makes the region, in Rob Johns...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Reaktion
2007.
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| Colección: | Contemporary worlds.
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009436468406719 |
| Sumario: | The Taliban is resurgent in Afghanistan while Chechnya still struggles under a shadow of violence, and the nations surrounding them are barely more stable. Add in the significant reserves scattered throughout Central Asia and you have a volatile political cocktail that makes the region, in Rob Johnson's words, the "new Middle East." In Oil, Islam and Conflict, Johnson provides an essential analysis of the region's tumultuous history and uncertain future.Johnson examines the problems that have plagued the region, including civil wars in Afghanistan and Tajikistan and burgeoning Islamist terrori |
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| Notas: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (274 p.) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-264) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781282263970 9786612263972 9781861894564 |
