Global Security Watch - Central Asia - A Reference Handbook

Informationen zum Autor Reuel Hanks , PhD, is associate professor of geography at Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, and serves as the editor of the Journal of Central Asian Studies . His published works include ABC-CLIO's Uzbekistan . Klappentext This volume is the only current treatment of security issues in Central Asia for the nonspecialist, as well as specialists and policy-makers. Global Security Watch-Central Asia is the first authoritative examination of the security issues affecting, and affected by, the region where Russia, South Asia, China, and the Middle East meet. The author provides a comprehensive account of the strategic importance and challenges facing Central Asia written for policymakers, students, researchers, and interested general readers alike. Global Security Watch-Central Asia goes behind the scenes to explore both the internal factors and global influences affecting the stability of region and the nations that comprise it. Coverage includes the dynamics of each country's domestic politics, the allure of the region's natural resources, Central Asia's role in U.S./Russian relations, and the renewed focus on the region in the aftermath of the attacks of September 11, 2001. Zusammenfassung This volume is the only current treatment of security issues in Central Asia for the nonspecialist! as well as specialists and policy-makers.

Product details

• Authors: Reuel Hanks, Reuel R. Hanks, Reuel R. (EDT) Hanks, Hanks Reuel R.
• Publisher: Greenwood Press
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 7 to 17
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2010
• EAN: 9780313354229
• ISBN: 978-0-313-35422-9
• Series: Praeger Security International; Global Security Watch; Praeger Security International; Global Security Watch
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Militärtechnik, HISTORY / Military / General, military history, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Military Science, Military engineering, International and Transnational Security; Security Studies