Restless valley revolution, murder, and intrigue in the heart of Central Asia
Two revolutions, a massacre of unarmed civilians, a civil war, a drug-smuggling highway, brazen corruption schemes, contract hits, and larger-than-life characters who may be villains ... or heroes ... or possibly both. A gripping, firsthand account of Central Asia's unfolding history from 2005...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New Haven, CN
Yale University Press
[2013]
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| Summary: | Two revolutions, a massacre of unarmed civilians, a civil war, a drug-smuggling highway, brazen corruption schemes, contract hits, and larger-than-life characters who may be villains ... or heroes ... or possibly both. A gripping, firsthand account of Central Asia's unfolding history from 2005 to the present. Shishkin focuses mainly on Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. Both nations have struggled with the enormous challenges of post-Soviet independent statehood; both have developed into a key smuggling hub for Afghanistan's booming heroin trade |
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| Physical Description: | xi, 316 pages illustrations 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 9780300184365 (cloth : alkaline paper) 0300184360 (cloth : alkaline paper) |