The Military and the State: From Red Army to Independence in Central Asia
Author: Erica Marat Category: Kazakhstan, Security, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan Publisher: Routledge Publication Date: 2009 Language: English Link to Publisher
Description:
The military has often played a key role in the political developments, foreign policies, and everyday lives of citizens in each of the Central Asian republics. This study seeks to understand how these distinct military institutions emerged and how they impact processes of decolonization and nation-building in the post-Soviet era.