TY  - BOOK
AU  - Cummings,Sally N
TI  - Understanding Central Asia : politics and contested transformations 
SN  - 9780415297035
AV  - JQ1080 .C86 2012
U1  - 320.958 22
PY  - 2012///
CY  - New York
PB  - Routledge
KW  - Asia, Central
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - Textbooks
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. [240]-232) and index; Introduction -- The region of Central Asia: what's in a name? -- Empires, Soviet rule and sovereignty -- Authoritarian alternatives -- Islam, nation and multiple identities in Central Asia -- Economics and political transformations -- Securing Central Asia -- Conclusion: state of the state in Central Asia
ER  -