In the Tracks of Tamerlane: Central Asia's Path to the 21st Century
Abstract
The world is showing renewed interest in Central Asia. The genesis of this book is a response to that interest. While many works dealing with Central Asia appeared between 1991 and 1995, taking advantage of the fact that for the first time outside observers had relatively easy access to the region, far fewer texts have appeared since then. As often happens, general interest migrated to other parts of the world, leaving the area to be covered by a small community of specialists. Yet events continued to occur and changes continued to take place, so that ten years after independence, it seemed essential to "take stock" of what has transpired during this period, as well as to look at future prospects. To accomplish this, we have assembled a collection of scholars and regional specialists who are closely associated with Central Asia and whose works cover a broad range of problems facing the region. Rather than focus on a country-by-country analysis, each author was asked to write about a specific topic and how it played out in at least two of the countries of the region. They were further asked to project the potential significance of their observations for the region over the next 15 years and how the "lessons learned" to date might be applied in the future. For the purposes of this book, the changes that have taken place in Central Asia have been grouped into three general categories, political, economic and security.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2004
- Accession Number
- ADA524969
Entities
People
- Dan Burghart
- Theresa Sabonis-helf
Organizations
- National Defense University