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Frustrated Democracy in Post-Soviet Azerbaijan

Altstadt, Audrey L., 1953- author

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\"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 those frustrated with the stifled democratic opposition and the lack of critique of the West's continued political interference. Altstadt's work draws on instances of censorship in the Azerbaijani press, research by embedded experts and nongovernmental and international organizations, and interviews with diplomats and businesspeople. The book is an essential companion to her earlier works, The Azerbaijani Turks : Power and Identity Under Russian Rule and The Politics of Culture in Soviet Azerbaijan, 1920-1940\"--From publisher's website.

• Publisher: Woodrow Wilson Center Press ; Columbia University Press
• Subject: Post-communism Azerbaijan History. / Democracy Azerbaijan History. / Political corruption Azerbaijan History. / Authoritarianism Azerbaijan History. / Islam and politics Azerbaijan History. / Petroleum industry and trade Political aspects Azerbaijan History. / Geopolitics Azerbaijan History. / Azerbaijan Politics and government 1991-
• ISBN: 9780231704564

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