Nation-Building and Personality Cult in Turkmenistan - The Turkmenbasy Phenomenon

Informationen zum Autor Fabio De Leonardis received his PhD from University of Bari, Italy. He was previously a visiting scholar at the Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies, Stanford University, USA, and is currently a teacher at Academy Union Education, Shenzhen, the People's Republic of China. Klappentext This book offers a thorough analysis of why this personality cult developed in Turkmenistan in a way that has not been seen in other newly developed Central Asian countries. In assessing the Türkmenbäy phenomenon, this book explains the causes and origins of the personality cult by drawing a comparison with Qadhdhafi's Libya. Zusammenfassung This book offers a thorough analysis of why this personality cult developed in Turkmenistan in a way that has not been seen in other newly developed Central Asian countries. In assessing the Türkmenbasy phenomenon, this book explains the causes and origins of the personality cult by drawing a comparison with Qadhdhafi’s Libya. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction - Niyazov's Turkmenistan: yet another mystery wrapped in an enigma? 1. What is a personality cult? 2. Qadhdhafi's Libya: a 'maverick state' 3. Turkmenistan: from 'tribal society' to modern nation? 4. Niyazov's personality cult as a unifying tool for nation-building

Product details

• Authors: Fabio De Leonardis, Fabio (Academy Union Education De Leonardis
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 10.10.2017
• EAN: 9781138576834
• ISBN: 978-1-138-57683-4
• No. of pages: 122
• Series: Routledge Advances in Central Asian Studies
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Folklore; Turkmenistan, Ethnic Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Political leaders & leadership, Social and cultural history, Political leaders and leadership, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General