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Title: Calming The Ferghana Valley: Development and Dialogue in the Heart of Central Asia by Nancy Lubin, Barnett R. Rubin, Council on Foreign Relations, Century Foundation, Center for Preventive Action Ferghana Valley Working Group, Keith Martin, Nancy Lubin, Keith Martin, Barnett R. Rubin ISBN: 0-87078-414-5 Publisher: The Twentieth Century Fund/Century Foundation Report Pub. Date: 01 June, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (1 review)
Rating: 5
Summary: Future Flashpoint or Future Allies
Comment: After reading Tajikistan: The Trials of Independence (see review), my perspective of this region was broadened immensely with Calming the Ferghana Valley. An in-depth study of Uzbekistan, Tajikistan (with particular focus on Northern Tajikistan) and Kyrgystan, the book acts as more of a petition, or call to action, to secure stability in these regions before the continued fragility, confusion, and disintegration of the political and social structure influences an irreversible course toward explosive upheaval.
The recent events in Afghanistan have demonstrated how far-reaching the effects of socio-political unrest can be. They have also demonstrated how strategically valuable these countries can be, being located in the middle of the tumultuous Asian continent. This book is a first attempt at staving off the violent actions and reactions that may or may not occur as a result of the unrest. But with the bombings in Osh, Kyrgystan; the kidnappings and "disappearances" in Tajikistan, and the secret unrest in Uzbekistan, it does not take much influence to convince one that the unrest may be more violent than diplomatic.
I'm just a guy from Minnesota, USA. I have never been to any of these places and probably never will go. Reading this book, however, gives me an apprecation for the struggles that these people encounter every day--both on an individual level and on the governmental level.
The land is a beautiful land, ranging from deserts to spectacular mountains. The people there have a desire to succeed and, with a little of our help, as proposed in this book, perhaps they will.
Read it--Learn a little about this world that you live upon!
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Title: The New Central Asia: The Creation of Nations by Olivier Roy ISBN: 0814775551 Publisher: New York University Press Pub. Date: December, 2000 List Price(USD): $22.00 |
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Title: The New Great Game: Blood and Oil in Central Asia by Lutz Kleveman ISBN: 0871139065 Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press Pub. Date: September, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.00 |
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Title: Jihad: The Rise of Militant Islam in Central Asia by Ahmed Rashid ISBN: 0142002607 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: January, 2003 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: The Lost Heart of Asia by Colin Thubron ISBN: 0060926562 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 11 October, 1995 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Lonely Planet Central Asia (2nd Edition) by Bradley Mayhew, Richard Plunkett, Simon Richmond ISBN: 0864426739 Publisher: Lonely Planet Pub. Date: April, 2000 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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