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Uzbekistan and the United States : authoritarianism, Islamism and Washington's security agenda /

Uzbekistan, the most strategically situated Central Asian country, has exhibited the most appalling record on human rights and democratic reforms. Yet, post - September 11, a transformation in US policy has suddenly taken place. US troops are now stationed there; Washington has put the Islamic Movem...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Akbarzadeh, Shahram
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : Zed Books, ©2005.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Acknowledgements
  • Chronology
  • Map of Uzbekistan
  • Foreword / by Yaacov Ba'i
  • From Soviet to Post-Soviet authoritarianism
  • Islamic challenge
  • Tashkent's foreign policy decisions
  • Uzbekistan and the United States: a difficult relationship
  • September 11 and the 'War on Terror'
  • Human rights and Democracy
  • Prospects for authoritarian withdrawal
  • Postscript
  • Appendix A: The Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan
  • Appendix B: Extracts from the Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Question of Torture
  • Appendix C: The call to jihad / by the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan.