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Oil, Islam, and Conflict: Central Asia since 1945 (Reaktion Books - Contemporary Worlds)

By Rob Johnson

Book information

Year
2007
ISBN
1861893396, 9781861893390
Open Library ID
OL22762757M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1276245 bytes)
Pages
240\274
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

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 terrorist movements in several nations. He explains the complex role played by narcotics, ethnic tensions, and the potential wealth from oil and gas reserves in the region’s political maneuverings, and delineates the complex links between civil violence and the policies of Central Asian governments on such crucial issues as human rights, economic development and energy.A timely investigation, Oil, Islam and Conflict will be required reading for all those invested in the threat of terrorism and the future of energy security. (20080701)

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