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Frustrated Democracy in Post-Soviet Azerbaijan
Audrey Altstadt
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Hardcover. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUZ; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Frustrated Democracy in Post-Soviet Azerbaijan follows a newly independent oil-rich former Soviet republic as it adopts a Western model of democratic government and then turns toward corrupt authoritarianism. Audrey L. Altstadt begins with the Nagorno-Karabagh War (1988-1994) which triggered Azerbaijani nationalism and set the stage for the development of a democratic movement. Initially successful, this government soon succumbed to a coup. Western oil companies arrived and money flowed in-a quantity Altstadt calls almost unimaginable -causing the regime to resort to repression to maintain its power. Despite Azerbaijan's long tradition of secularism, political Islam emerged as an attractive alternative for ... Read more
Frustrated Democracy in Post-Soviet Azerbaijan follows a newly independent oil-rich former Soviet republic as it adopts a Western model of democratic government and then turns toward corrupt authoritarianism. Audrey L. Altstadt begins with the Nagorno-Karabagh War (1988-1994) which triggered Azerbaijani nationalism and set the stage for the development of a democratic movement. Initially successful, this government soon succumbed to a coup. Western oil companies arrived and money flowed in-a quantity Altstadt calls almost unimaginable -causing the regime to resort to repression to maintain its power. Despite Azerbaijan's long tradition of secularism, political Islam emerged as an attractive alternative for ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Woodrow Wilson Center Press / Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231704564
SKU
V9780231704564
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About Audrey Altstadt
Audrey L. Altstadt is a professor of history at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She was a fellow at the Wilson Center in 2014-15.
Reviews for Frustrated Democracy in Post-Soviet Azerbaijan
Audrey L. Altstadt is the finest American scholar on Azerbaijan. She has the perspective of a historian complemented by current contacts inside and outside of Azerbaijan and a strong policy sense.
Richard Kauzlarich, former U.S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan
Richard Kauzlarich, former U.S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan