Origins of the Civil War in Tajikistan - Nationalism, Islamism, and Violent Conflict in Post-Soviet Space

This study provides a comprehensive account of the civil war that erupted in Tajikistan in 1992. Based on a wide range of primary sources, it analyzes the conflict's long-term historical and structural roots as well as its short-term causes, including the rapid dismantling of the Soviet Union and the revival of Islamic and nationalist forces.

List of contents

Chapter 1: Prelude: A Post-Colonial Moment in Late Soviet Tajikistan
Chapter 2: Narrating a House Divided: Regionalism Revisited
Chapter 3: "Bloody Bahman"
Chapter 4: Independence
Chapter 5: Islam
Chapter 6: Tensions Rising: The Tale of Two Squares (March & April 1992)
Chapter 7: Men of Disorder: Masculinity, Crime and Violent Conflict
Chapter 8: Civil War
Chapter 9: The 16th Session of the Supreme Soviet

About the author

By Tim Epkenhans

Summary

This study provides a comprehensive account of the civil war that erupted in Tajikistan in 1992. Based on a wide range of primary sources, it analyzes the conflict’s long-term historical and structural roots as well as its short-term causes, including the rapid dismantling of the Soviet Union and the revival of Islamic and nationalist forces.

Product details

• Authors: Tim Epkenhans
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2018
• EAN: 9781498532808
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-3280-8
• No. of pages: 414
• Series: Contemporary Central Asia: Societies, Politics, and Cultures; Contemporary Central Asia: Soc; Contemporary Central Asia: Societies, Politics, and Cultures; Contemporary Central Asia: Soc
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > General, dictionaries