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1 online resource : text file, PDF |
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Notes on transliteration; Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Roles and role compatibilities in international politics; Role incompatibilities and interactions through time; Note on methodology and sources; Chapter breakdown; References; 1 Uzbekistani self-reliance in context and the pillars thereof; Historical manifestations of self-reliance; Rousseau's scepticism of modernity; The gradual awakening of political self-reliance; Self-reliance, the non-aligned movement and neutralism; Chinese self-reliance; Self-reliance gains currency |
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Varied approaches to self-relianceThe pillars of Uzbekistani self-reliance; The pursuit of equality of status through bilateralism; Maintaining stability through authoritarian guidance; Technocratic over ideological development: economics first and politics afterwards; Fostering Uzbek spirituality-morality; Practicing self-sufficiency and relinquishing economic dependency; References; 2 The origins of Uzbekistani self-reliance; Historical perceptions of Uzbekistan's strategic importance; The origins of self-importance |
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The rise of Karimov: reacting against reform and the attack on Uzbekistan's imageThe rise of Karimov and the campaign against reform; Tashkent's growing list of demands: economic independence and international equality; The consequences of the RSFSR's declaration of sovereignty; Responding to the attempted coup; Consolidating technocracy, stability and equality of status; The creation of the Commonwealth of Independent States; The path toward self-reliance; References; 3 Russian-Uzbekistani relations; Uzbekistan and Russia struggle to locate their roles (1991-1994) |
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The struggle against Russia's reformists and for the preservation of the monetary unionDisentangling from Russia (1994-2000): the pursuit of self-reliance; The problem of Russian imperialist rhetoric; Increasing economic self-sufficiency; Russia and Uzbekistan's interventionist policies: clashes over Tajikistan and Afghanistan; Rapprochement (2000-2006); Recognising Uzbekistani equality of status and promoting technocracy; Consolidating the relationship: the effect of the 'colour revolutions'; The Andijan massacre: the peak of the relationship; Deteriorating relations (2007-2012) |
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Contesting CSTO and EurasecUnresolved issues: TAPO and negotiating gas and oil prices; Epilogue; References; 4 United States-Uzbekistani relations; The inauspicious beginning (1992-1994); The changing context and Karimov's concessions (1994-1995); Washington's changing perspective; A degree of role compatibility through stability (1996-2000); Washington's domestic role contestation; Reluctant partners after the '9/11' attacks (2001); A partnership in nothing but name (2002); The colour revolutions and Karimov's growing disillusionment (2003-2004) |
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"Uzbekistan's foreign policy from 1991 to 2016, starting from independence right up to the death of its first president, Islam Karimov, is one of the more distinctive approaches to international politics since the end of the Cold War. This distinctiveness rests on the republic's gradual struggle for self-reliance upon becoming independent. Authorities in Uzbekistan, especially its President, were sceptics of the norms that came to prevail across regional and broader international politics. This book addresses the making of Uzbekistan's general foreign policy and its corresponding effects outside Central Asia, particularly at the highest level, among state officials, heads of state and ministers. It shows how a particular set of promises, slogans and attitudes became the pillars upon which Uzbekistan's international role was shaped, a role which then affected Tashkent's twenty-five year relations with Russia, the United States, Germany and Turkey. The book argues that the Government of Uzbekistan sought to be recognised as a self-reliant power after independence, but that the international norms of the post-Cold War order, coupled with the conflicting aims of the partners with whom it interacted, hindered acknowledgement and contributed to a twenty-year struggle for recognition. Providing a thorough assessment of President Karimov's legacy in the foreign policy domain, this book contributes to the developing field of role theory and recognition in International Relations. It will also be of interest to academics in the fields of Central Asian and Eurasian politics and international relations."--Provided by publisher |
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Karimov, I. A., 1938-2016.
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Karimov, I. A., 1938-2016. fast (OCoLC)fst00340327 |
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- International.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations -- General.
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Diplomatic relations.
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Uzbekistan -- Foreign relations -- 1991-
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2011005781
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Uzbekistan.
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Electronic book
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9781315265674 |
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1315265672 |
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