ABSTRACT
This book is the first comprehensive introduction to contemporary Turkmenistan in English.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|65 pages
Old Territory, Multiple Influences, New Nation
chapter 1|9 pages
Turkmen Territory: Unity and Diversity
chapter 2|12 pages
From Antiquity to the Khanates: A History of Fits and Starts
chapter 3|27 pages
The Impact of Russian-Soviet Modernization
chapter 4|15 pages
The Building of the Turkmen Nation
part II|65 pages
Post-Soviet Technologies of Power
chapter 5|20 pages
An Independence Marked by Niyazov's Authoritarian Rule
chapter 6|19 pages
Culture and Religion: The Issues of Reconstruction
chapter 7|24 pages
Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov: Illusion of a Khrushchevian Thaw?
part III|85 pages
Development Challenges and Strategies
