From the Gulf to Central Asia: Players in the New Great Game (Arabic & Islamic Studies) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0859894517 ISBN 13: 9780859894517

Publisher: University of Exeter Press, 1995

Synopsis

The demise of the Soviet Union, and the emergence of independent republics, have had profound implications for the regions on its periphery such as the Caucasus and Central Asia. This book explores the complex ways in which these republics have found both independence and a new regional identity in their relations with the neighbouring Middle East.

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Synopsis:

The demise of the Soviet Union and the emergence of independent republics in its wake have had profound implications for the regions on its periphery. The essays in this book explore the complex ways in which these republics have found both independence and a new regional identity in their relations with the neighbouring Middle East. Religion, hydro-carbons, transportation needs and ethnic relations with the Gulf States have been rediscovered by the new republics, the study of which provides the basic subject matter for the book. The interests and activities of other regional powers are not excluded, with particular attention being given to the playing out of Russian, Turkish and American interests in countering the perceived rise of political Islam in the Caucasus and Central Asia.

About the Author:

Anoushiravan Ehteshami is reader in international relations and director of graduate studies at the Centre for Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies, University of Durham.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Exeter Press
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0859894517
• ISBN 13: 9780859894517
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 262
• Editor: Ehteshami Anoushiravan