{"product_id":"civil-society-in-central-asia-9780295998879","title":"Civil Society in Central Asia","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): M. Holt Ruffin | Daniel Waugh | S. Frederick Starr\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: University of Washington Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: University of Washington Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: History \u0026amp; Theory - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCentral Asia, known as the home of Tamerlane and the Silk Road, is a crossroads of great cultures and civilizations. In 1991 five nations at the heart of the region--Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan-- suddenly became independent. Today they sit strategically between Russia, China, and Iran and hold some of the world's largest deposits of oil and natural gas. Long-suppressed ethnic identities are finding new expression in language, religion, and occasional civil conflicts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCivil Society in Central Asia\u003c\/i\u003e is a pathbreaking collection of essays by scholars and activists that illuminates the social and institutional forces shaping this important region's future. An appendix provides a guide to projects being carried out by local and international groups.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Washington Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47595854266519,"sku":"9780295998879","price":13585.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780295998879.webp?v=1774991450","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/civil-society-in-central-asia-9780295998879","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}