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.

Sommario

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

Info autore

By Tim Epkenhans

Riassunto

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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Tim Epkenhans
• Editore: Lexington Books
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.10.2016
• EAN: 9781498532785
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-3278-5
• Pagine: 414
• Serie: Contemporary Central Asia: Societies, Politics, and Cultures; Contemporary Central Asia: Soc; Contemporary Central Asia: Societies, Politics, and Cultures
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni