From the Gulf to Central Asia: Players in the New Great Game

by Anoushiravan Ehteshami

The demise of the Soviet Union, and the emergence of independent republics in its wake, have had profound implications for the regions on its periphery. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the Caucasus and Central Asia. The essays in this book explore the complex ways in which these republics have found both independence and a new regional identity in their relations with the neighbouring Middle East. Religion, hydro-carbons, transportation needs...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0859894517
• ISBN13: 9780859894517
• Release Date: December 2002
• Publisher: University of Exeter Press
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"