Oil, Islam, and Conflict: Central Asia Since 1945

by Rob Johnson

Book Overview

The Taliban is resurgent in Afghanistan while Chechnya still struggles under a shadow of violence, and the nations surrounding them are barely more stable. Add in the significant reserves scattered throughout Central Asia and you have a volatile political cocktail that makes the region, in Rob Johnson's words, the "new Middle East." In Oil, Islam and Conflict, Johnson provides an essential analysis of the region's tumultuous history and uncertain...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1861893396
• ISBN13: 9781861893390
• Release Date: October 2007
• Publisher: Reaktion Books
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 8.6"