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ISBN: 9780231801416 (e-book)

Weitere Ausg.: Print version: Altstadt, Audrey L., 1953- Frustrated democracy in post-Soviet Azerbaijan. Washington, District of Columbia ; New York : Woodrow Wilson Center Press ; Columbia University Press, c2017 ISBN 9780231704564

Sprache: Englisch

Fachgebiete: Politologie

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Umfang: xxiv, 317 Seiten , Karten

ISBN: 9780231704564

Inhalt: "Frustrated Democracy in Post-Soviet Azerbaijan follows a newly independent oil-rich former Soviet republic as it adopts a Western model of democratic government and then turns toward corrupt authoritarianism. Audrey L. Altstadt begins with the Nagorno-Karabagh War (1988-1994) which triggered Azerbaijani nationalism and set the stage for the development of a democratic movement. Initially successful, this government soon succumbed to a coup. Western oil companies arrived and money flowed in--a quantity Altstadt calls 'almost unimaginable'--causing the regime to resort to repression to maintain its power. Despite Azerbaijan's long tradition of secularism, political Islam emerged as an attractive alternative for those frustrated with the stifled democratic opposition and the lack of critique of the West's continued political interference. Altstadt's work draws on instances of censorship in the Azerbaijani press, research by embedded experts and nongovernmental and international organizations, and interviews with diplomats and businesspeople. The book is an essential companion to her earlier works, The Azerbaijani Turks : Power and Identity Under Russian Rule and The Politics of Culture in Soviet Azerbaijan, 1920-1940"--From publisher's website

Inhalt: Starting points : history and geopolitics and what they tell us -- The open wound : mountainous Karabagh and national consciousness -- Azerbaijan's best and brightest : the rise, decline, and renewal of the democratic opposition -- Oil lifts all boats? : social and economic repercussions and the rise of corruption -- Jail for the "donkey bloggers" : crushing youth activism, human rights, and a free media -- Allah-u Akbar : Islam in Azerbaijan : piety, politics, and the future -- What's next? : the choices ahead

Anmerkung: Includes bibliographical references and index

Weitere Ausg.: ISBN 9780231801416

Weitere Ausg.: ISBN 9780231801416

Weitere Ausg.: Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe Altstadt, Audrey L., 1953- author Frustrated democracy in post-Soviet Azerbaijan Washington, D.C : Woodrow Wilson Center Press ; New York : Columbia University Press, [2017]

Weitere Ausg.: Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe Altstadt, Audrey L., 1953 - Frustrated democracy in post-Soviet Azerbaijan Washington, D.C : Woodrow Wilson Center Press, 2017 ISBN 9780231801416

Sprache: Englisch

Fachgebiete: Politologie

Schlagwort(e): Aserbaidschan ; Demokratie ; Autoritärer Staat ; Islam ; Geschichte 1988-2017

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Umfang: 1 online resource

ISBN: 9780231801416

Inhalt: Frustrated Democracy in Post-Soviet Azerbaijan follows a newly independent oil-rich former Soviet republic as it adopts a Western model of democratic government and then turns toward corrupt authoritarianism. Audrey L. Altstadt begins with the Nagorno-Karabagh War (1988–1994) which triggered Azerbaijani nationalism and set the stage for the development of a democratic movement. Initially successful, this government soon succumbed to a coup. Western oil companies arrived and money flowed in—a quantity Altstadt calls "almost unimaginable"—causing the regime to resort to repression to maintain its power. Despite Azerbaijan's long tradition of secularism, political Islam emerged as an attractive alternative for those frustrated with the stifled democratic opposition and the lack of critique of the West's continued political interference. Altstadt's work draws on instances of censorship in the Azerbaijani press, research by embedded experts and nongovernmental and international organizations, and interviews with diplomats and businesspeople. The book is an essential companion to her earlier works, The Azerbaijani Turks: Power and Identity Under Russian Rule and The Politics of Culture in Soviet Azerbaijan, 1920–1940.

Anmerkung: Frontmatter -- , Contents -- , List of Maps and Tables -- , Preface -- , Acknowledgments -- , Notes on Languages and Spelling -- , Acronyms and Abbreviations -- , Introduction -- , 1. A Starting Point: History and Geopolitics and What They Tell Us -- , 2. The Open Wound: Mountainous Karabagh and National Consciousness -- , 3. Azerbaijan’s Best and Brightest: The Rise, Decline, and Renewal of the Democratic Opposition -- , 4. Oil Lifts All Boats? Social and Economic Repercussions and the Rise of Corruption -- , 5. Jail for the “Donkey Bloggers”: Crushing Youth Activism, Human Rights, and a Free Media -- , 6. Allah-u Akbar: Islam in Azerbaijan— Piety, Politics, and the Future -- , 7. What’s Next? The Choices Ahead -- , Notes -- , Selected Bibliography of Major Sources -- , Index , In English.

Sprache: Englisch

DOI: 10.7312/alts70456

URL: https://doi.org/10.7312/alts70456