Title Clan politics and regime transition in Central Asia / Kathleen Collins

Published Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2006

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Description 1 online resource (xx, 376 pages) : illustrations, map Contents An introduction to political development and transition in Central Asia -- Clan politics and regime transition in Central Asia : a framework for understanding politics in clan-based societies -- Colonialism to Stalinism: the dynamic between clans and the state -- The informal politics of Central Asia: from Brezhnev through Gorbachev -- Transition from above or below? (1990-1991) -- Central Asia's transition (1991-1995) -- Central Asia's regime transformation (1995-2004): part I -- Central Asia's regime transformation (1995-2004): part II -- Positive and negative political trajectories in clan-based societies -- Conclusions Summary This book is a study of the role of clan networks in Central Asia from the early twentieth century through 2004. Exploring the social, economic, and historical roots of clans, and their political role and political transformation in the Soviet and post-Soviet periods, it argues that clans are informal political actors that are critical to understanding politics in this region. The book demonstrates that the Soviet system was far less successful in transforming and controlling Central Asian society, and in its policy of eradicating clan identities, than has often been assumed. In order to understand Central Asian politics and their economies today, scholars and policy makers must take into account the powerful role of these informal groups, how they adapt and change over time, and how they may constrain or undermine democratization in this strategic region Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes English Print version record Subject Clans -- Asia, Central REFERENCE -- Genealogy & Heraldry. Clans International relations Politics and government Social conditions Klan Politischer Wandel Soziales Netzwerk SUBJECT Asia, Central -- Social conditions -- 1917-1991. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh89001283 Asia, Central -- Social conditions -- 1991- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh93005283 Asia, Central -- Politics and government -- 1991- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh94001932 Soviet Union -- Relations -- Asia, Central Asia, Central -- Relations -- Soviet Union Asia, Central -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85125700 Subject Central Asia Soviet Union Mittelasien Genre/Form History Form Electronic book LC no. 2004030862 ISBN 0521839505 9780521839501 0511274416 9780511274411 9780511275111 0511275110 0511272790 9780511272790 9780511510014 0511510012 1280815353 9781280815355 9786610815357 6610815356 1107162521 9781107162525 0511320809 9780511320804 0511273584 9780511273582 9780521114660 0521114667

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