ABSTRACT

Azerbaijan, a small post-Soviet republic located on the western shore of the Caspian Sea, has outsized importance becaus of its strategic location at the corssroads of Europe and Asia, its oil resources, and

chapter 1|28 pages

Azerbaijan Before Soviet Rule

chapter 2|15 pages

Soviet Azerbaijan

chapter 4|21 pages

The Rise and Fall of the Popular Front

chapter 5|23 pages

The Aliyev Era: Restoring Stability

chapter 6|22 pages

Ilham Aliyev's Azerbaijan

chapter 7|36 pages

The Shadow over Azerbaijan: Karabakh

chapter 8|37 pages

Politics and Power in Azerbaijan

chapter 9|54 pages

Azerbaijan's Economy: The Primacy of Oil

chapter 11|21 pages

Caucasus Context: Formulating Foreign Policy

chapter 12|20 pages

Iran and the “Other” Azerbaijan

chapter 13|21 pages

Russia,the Resurgent Imperialist

chapter 14|33 pages

Turkey, Best Neighbor or Big Brother?

chapter 15|35 pages

Azerbaijan and the West

chapter |3 pages

Epilogue

chapter |4 pages

Bibliographical Note