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Introducing Central Asian Studies -- Part I. History. Central Asia Before The Advent Of Russian Dominion -- Russian Rule In Central Asia -- Collectivisation, Sedentarisation And Famine In Central Asia -- Development In Post-war Central Asia -- Part Ii. Politics. Varieties Of Authoritarianism In Central Asia -- Informal Governance, 'clan' Politics And Corruption -- Nation-building In Central Asia: Policy And Discourse -- Unsettled Space: Unfinished Histories Of Border Delimitation In The Ferghana Valley -- Part Iii. Geography. Boundaries, Borders And Identities -- The History Of Water Politics In Central Asia -- Rethinking Spectacular Cities: Beyond Authoritarianism And Mastermind Schemes -- Politics Of Green Development: Trees Vs. Roads -- Part Iv. International Relations. Russia And Central Asia: Evolving Mutual Perceptions And The Rise Of Postcolonial Perspectives -- China-central Asia Relations: Re-learning To Live Next To The Giant -- U.s. Policy And Central Asia -- Domestic Sources Of Foreign Policy In Central Asia -- Military Power And Capacity -- Globalisation And Migration In Central Asia -- Part V. Political Economy. Economic Reform And Development In Central Asia -- Oil, Capital And Labour Around The Caspian -- Corruption -- Modernisation And Development In Central Asia -- Part Vi. Society And Culture. The Nationalisation Of Traditions -- Thinking With Gender About Central Asia -- Contemporary Art In Central Asia -- Language Policy And Language In Central Asia -- Part Vii. Religion. Islamic Renewal In Central Asia -- Securitisation Of Religion In Central Asia -- Liberalism And Islam In Central Asia -- Tengrism. Edited By Rico Isaacs And Erica Marat. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Electronic Reproduction. London Available Via World Wide Web. Rico Isaacs Is Associate Professor In Politics At The University Of Lincoln, Uk, And The Editor Of Central Asian Survey. His Recent Books Include, Among Others, Party System Formation In Kazakhstan