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KW Publishers, 2013. Hardcover. New. The transitional politics of Eurasian space is marked by a constant struggle among three sets of ideas and institutions: the first is the remarkable resilience of Soviet ideas and institutions; second, an attempt by the regimes of these states to reinvent the historical and cultural traditions of pre-Soviet periods; and third is an attempt by a section of the powerful elite to superimpose Western liberal ideas and institutions. There is a strange intertwining of these ideas and institutions. This book examines the extent to which the post-Soviet politics has departed from the Soviet one. What are the new ideational structures emerging in these states and how far have they crystallised into institutions? What are the external influences which are shaping the institutions in the Eurasian space? And finally, what are the various dynamics of geopolitics in this region? Experts from various countries will delve into the shifting dynamics of Eurasian politics.Contents SECTION 1 1. Central Asia’s Regional Identity: Soviet past and Post-Soviet Realities Ajay Patnaik 2. Internationalism, Baku Congress and Eurasia: Turco-Soviet Relations through the 3rd International and the Baku Congress E. Cüneyt Akalin 3. Post-Soviet Political Regimes and Institutions Oxana Kharitonov 4. Russian Minority and its Political Representation in Estonia Rajan Kumar 5. Neo-colonial Nature of Economic Reforms in the Former Soviet Space Kh. Umarov SECTION 2 6. The Development of New Identity in Post-Soviet Republics: Trends and Perspectives Baatr U. Kitinov 7. Islam and the process of political autonomy in western and central parts of North Caucasus Vladimir Kushnirenko 8. Are Systems Stable? Fluctuations in Central Asian Milieus Laura Yerekesheva 9. The Phenomenon of Mass Culture and Philosophy of Culture in the Post-Soviet Eurasian Space: Post-Soviet Period Natalia R. Kravchenko and V. Zaitsev 10. Managing Diversity: The Kazakhstan Way Suchandana Chatterjee 11. Language Nationalism and Dilemmas of Minority Groups in Central Asia Tareak A. Rather SECTION 3 12. Eurasianism in Eurasian Politics Anita Sengupta 13. From Centralisation to Decentralisation: Looking at Kyrgyzstan’s Experience Indira Musaeva 14. Culture and Democracy: A National Context Abdurahim Juraev 15. Democratic Structures and their Working in Kazakhzstan Kuldip Singh and Gurpreet Singh 16. Idea of the Regional Integration in Central Asia: Projects and Prospects of Implementation Mara Gubaidullina 17. Discourses on Democratisation: A Post-Soviet Phenomenon in Eurasia Sreemati Ganguli 18. The Great Tea Road: Problems of Transborder Cooperation V. Mitypov SECTION 4 19. Food security in Central Asia vis-à-vis Future Challenges Viktor A. Dukhovniy, Galina Stulina, Sh. Mukhamedjanov, A. Degtyareva and Vladimir Stulin 20. Cost and Benefits of Entry into WTO—With Special Reference to Russia R. G. Gidadhubli 21. Rough Estimate of Water Use Efficiency in WUAs within the South-Fergana Main Canal Area during Growing Seasons 2004-2012 M. G. Horst 22. Labour migrants from Central Asia in Russia: Problems of Adaptation Marina Baldano 23. Water Accounting—Effective Tool for Integrated Water Resources Management in Water User Associations in Central Asia R. R. Masumov 24. Ways of Productive Management of Schoolchildren’s Knowledge of Ecology Raiskhanova Gulzhanat 25. Transnational/Regional Migration in the Eurasian Space: Russia and Central Asia Rashmi Doraiswamy SECTION 5 26. Estonian Politics and Government 1991-2011: Transition Versus Transformation Raivo Vetik 27. Indo-Tajik cultural link: A musical Journey through the Past and Present Nandini Bhattacharya 28. US policy in Eurasia after 2001 and Russia Saniya Nurdavletova 29. Russia-Mongolia Relations: The Northeast Asia Factor Sharad K. Son i 30. Indo-Kazakh relations: Problems an Printed Pages: 366., KW Publishers, 2013, 6, KW Publishers, 2013. Hardcover. New. The transitional politics of Eurasian space is marked by a constant struggle among three sets of ideas and institutions: the first is the remarkable resilience of Soviet ideas and institutions; second, an attempt by the regimes of these states to reinvent the historical and cultural traditions of pre-Soviet periods; and third is an attempt by a section of the powerful elite to superimpose Western liberal ideas and institutions. There is a strange intertwining of these ideas and institutions. This book examines the extent to which the post-Soviet politics has departed from the Soviet one. What are the new ideational structures emerging in these states and how far have they crystallised into institutions? What are the external influences which are shaping the institutions in the Eurasian space? And finally, what are the various dynamics of geopolitics in this region? Experts from various countries will delve into the shifting dynamics of Eurasian politics.Contents SECTION 1 1. Central Asias Regional Identity: Soviet past and Post-Soviet Realities Ajay Patnaik 2. Internationalism, Baku Congress and Eurasia: Turco-Soviet Relations through the 3rd International and the Baku Congress E. Cüneyt Akalin 3. Post-Soviet Political Regimes and Institutions Oxana Kharitonov 4. Russian Minority and its Political Representation in Estonia Rajan Kumar 5. Neo-colonial Nature of Economic Reforms in the Former Soviet Space Kh. Umarov SECTION 2 6. The Development of New Identity in Post-Soviet Republics: Trends and Perspectives Baatr U. Kitinov 7. Islam and the process of political autonomy in western and central parts of North Caucasus Vladimir Kushnirenko 8. Are Systems Stable? Fluctuations in Central Asian Milieus Laura Yerekesheva 9. The Phenomenon of Mass Culture and Philosophy of Culture in the Post-Soviet Eurasian Space: Post-Soviet Period Natalia R. Kravchenko and V. Zaitsev 10. Managing Diversity: The Kazakhstan Way Suchandana Chatterjee 11. Language Nationalism and Dilemmas of Minority Groups in Central Asia Tareak A. Rather SECTION 3 12. Eurasianism in Eurasian Politics Anita Sengupta 13. From Centralisation to Decentralisation: Looking at Kyrgyzstans Experience Indira Musaeva 14. Culture and Democracy: A National Context Abdurahim Juraev 15. Democratic Structures and their Working in Kazakhzstan Kuldip Singh and Gurpreet Singh 16. Idea of the Regional Integration in Central Asia: Projects and Prospects of Implementation Mara Gubaidullina 17. Discourses on Democratisation: A Post-Soviet Phenomenon in Eurasia Sreemati Ganguli 18. The Great Tea Road: Problems of Transborder Cooperation V. Mitypov SECTION 4 19. Food security in Central Asia vis-à-vis Future Challenges Viktor A. Dukhovniy, Galina Stulina, Sh. Mukhamedjanov, A. Degtyareva and Vladimir Stulin 20. Cost and Benefits of Entry into WTOWith Special Reference to Russia R. G. Gidadhubli 21. Rough Estimate of Water Use Efficiency in WUAs within the South-Fergana Main Canal Area during Growing Seasons 2004-2012 M. G. Horst 22. Labour migrants from Central Asia in Russia: Problems of Adaptation Marina Baldano 23. Water AccountingEffective Tool for Integrated Water Resources Management in Water User Associations in Central Asia R. R. Masumov 24. Ways of Productive Management of Schoolchildrens Knowledge of Ecology Raiskhanova Gulzhanat 25. Transnational/Regional Migration in the Eurasian Space: Russia and Central Asia Rashmi Doraiswamy SECTION 5 26. Estonian Politics and Government 1991-2011: Transition Versus Transformation Raivo Vetik 27. Indo-Tajik cultural link: A musical Journey through the Past and Present Nandini Bhattacharya 28. US policy in Eurasia after 2001 and Russia Saniya Nurdavletova 29. Russia-Mongolia Relations: The Northeast Asia Factor Sharad K. Son i 30. Indo-Kazakh relations: Problems an Printed Pages: 366. NA, KW Publishers, 2013, 6, KW Publishers, 2013. Hardcover. New. The transitional politics of Eurasian space is marked by a constant struggle among three sets of ideas and institutions: the first is the remarkable resilience of Soviet ideas and institutions; second, an attempt by the regimes of these states to reinvent the historical and cultural traditions of pre-Soviet periods; and third is an attempt by a section of the powerful elite to superimpose Western liberal ideas and institutions. There is a strange intertwining of these ideas and institutions. This book examines the extent to which the post-Soviet politics has departed from the Soviet one. What are the new ideational structures emerging in these states and how far have they crystallised into institutions? What are the external influences which are shaping the institutions in the Eurasian space? And finally, what are the various dynamics of geopolitics in this region? Experts from various countries will delve into the shifting dynamics of Eurasian politics.Contents SECTION 1 1. Central Asia’s Regional Identity: Soviet past and Post-Soviet Realities Ajay Patnaik 2. Internationalism, Baku Congress and Eurasia: Turco-Soviet Relations through the 3rd International and the Baku Congress E. Cüneyt Akalin 3. Post-Soviet Political Regimes and Institutions Oxana Kharitonov 4. Russian Minority and its Political Representation in Estonia Rajan Kumar 5. Neo-colonial Nature of Economic Reforms in the Former Soviet Space Kh. Umarov SECTION 2 6. The Development of New Identity in Post-Soviet Republics: Trends and Perspectives Baatr U. Kitinov 7. Islam and the process of political autonomy in western and central parts of North Caucasus Vladimir Kushnirenko 8. Are Systems Stable? Fluctuations in Central Asian Milieus Laura Yerekesheva 9. The Phenomenon of Mass Culture and Philosophy of Culture in the Post-Soviet Eurasian Space: Post-Soviet Period Natalia R. Kravchenko and V. Zaitsev 10. Managing Diversity: The Kazakhstan Way Suchandana Chatterjee 11. Language Nationalism and Dilemmas of Minority Groups in Central Asia Tareak A. Rather SECTION 3 12. Eurasianism in Eurasian Politics Anita Sengupta 13. From Centralisation to Decentralisation: Looking at Kyrgyzstan’s Experience Indira Musaeva 14. Culture and Democracy: A National Context Abdurahim Juraev 15. Democratic Structures and their Working in Kazakhzstan Kuldip Singh and Gurpreet Singh 16. Idea of the Regional Integration in Central Asia: Projects and Prospects of Implementation Mara Gubaidullina 17. Discourses on Democratisation: A Post-Soviet Phenomenon in Eurasia Sreemati Ganguli 18. The Great Tea Road: Problems of Transborder Cooperation V. Mitypov SECTION 4 19. Food security in Central Asia vis-à-vis Future Challenges Viktor A. Dukhovniy, Galina Stulina, Sh. Mukhamedjanov, A. Degtyareva and Vladimir Stulin 20. Cost and Benefits of Entry into WTO—With Special Reference to Russia R. G. Gidadhubli 21. Rough Estimate of Water Use Efficiency in WUAs within the South-Fergana Main Canal Area during Growing Seasons 2004-2012 M. G. Horst 22. Labour migrants from Central Asia in Russia: Problems of Adaptation Marina Baldano 23. Water Accounting—Effective Tool for Integrated Water Resources Management in Water User Associations in Central Asia R. R. Masumov 24. Ways of Productive Management of Schoolchildren’s Knowledge of Ecology Raiskhanova Gulzhanat 25. Transnational/Regional Migration in the Eurasian Space: Russia and Central Asia Rashmi Doraiswamy SECTION 5 26. Estonian Politics and Government 1991-2011: Transition Versus Transformation Raivo Vetik 27. Indo-Tajik cultural link: A musical Journey through the Past and Present Nandini Bhattacharya 28. US policy in Eurasia after 2001 and Russia Saniya Nurdavletova 29. Russia-Mongolia Relations: The Northeast Asia Factor Sharad K. Son i 30. Indo-Kazakh relations: Problems an Printed Pages: 366., KW Publishers, 2013, 6, Boston, University of Boston, 1975. First edition. Library Binding. Ex-Library. 2 Volumes. 735 & xxxvi pages, 99 & 144 pages. With library stamps & labels. Library binding with new endpapers. Slight wear to spine, covers & corners. Bookmark seems to be bound in in index by mistake. Volume 8 1975Number 1ARTICLES - THE PRAZEROS AS TRANSFRONTIERSMEN: A STUDY IN Social and Cultural Change, by Allen Isaacman and Barbara Isaacman - TAX COLLECTION IN MALAWI: AN ADMINISTRATIVE HISTORY, 1891-1972, by Colin Baker - THE YORUBA LANGUAGE AND THE FORMAL SCHOOL SYSTEM: A STUDY OF COLONIAL LANGUAGE POLICY IN NIGERIA, 1882-1952, by Timothy A. Awoniyi- PRECOLONIAL AFRICAN DIPLOMACY: THE EXAMPLE OF Asante, by Graham W. Irwin - HUMANITARIANISM AND RACIAL SUBORDINATION: JOHN MACKENZIE ANDTHETRANSFORMATION OF TSWANA SOCIETY, by Kenneth O. Hall NOTES AND DOCUMENTS- MPONDA MISSION DIARY, 1889-1891. 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Daromir Rudnyckyj`s innovative and surprising book challenges widespread assumptions about contemporary Islam by showing how moderate Muslims in Southeast Asia are reinterpreting Islam not to reject modernity but to create a "spiritual economy" consisting of practices conducive to globalization. Drawing on more than two years of research in Indonesia, most of which took place at state-owned Krakatau Steel, Rudnyckyj shows how self-styled "spiritual reformers" seek to enhance the Islamic piety of workers across Southeast Asia and beyond. Deploying vivid description and a keen ethnographic sensibility, Rudnyckyj depicts a program called Emotional and Spiritual Quotient (ESQ) training that reconfigures Islamic practice and history to make the religion compatible with principles for corporate success found in Euro-American management texts, self-help manuals, and life-coaching sessions. The prophet Muhammad is represented as a model for a corporate CEO and the five pillars of Islam as directives for self-discipline, personal responsibility, and achieving "win-win" solutions. Spiritual Economies reveals how capitalism and religion are converging in Indonesia and other parts of the developing and developed world. Rudnyckyj offers an alternative to the commonly held view that religious practice serves as a refuge from or means of resistance against modernization and neoliberalism. Moreover, his innovative approach charts new avenues for future research on globalization, religion, and the predicaments of modern life. Printed Pages: 301., Cornell University Press, 2010, 6, Paperback / softback. New. Tells the story of Islam and democratization in Indonesia, the world's largest Muslim nation. 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Civil Islam tells the story of Islam and democratization in Indonesia, the world's largest Muslim nation. Challenging stereotypes of Islam as antagonistic to democracy, this study of cour… Mehr…

Civil Islam tells the story of Islam and democratization in Indonesia, the world's largest Muslim nation. Challenging stereotypes of Islam as antagonistic to democracy, this study of courage and reformation in the face of state terror suggests possibilities for democracy in the Muslim world and beyond. Democratic in the early 1950s and with rich precedents for tolerance and civility, Indonesia succumbed to violence. In 1965, Muslim parties were drawn into the slaughter of half a million communists. In the aftermath of this bloodshed, a 'New Order' regime came to power, suppressing democratic forces and instituting dictatorial controls that held for decades. Yet from this maelstrom of violence, repressed by the state and denounced by conservative Muslims, an Islamic democracy movement emerged, strengthened, and played a central role in the 1998 overthrow of the Soeharto regime. In 1999, Muslim leader Abdurrahman Wahid was elected President of a reformist, civilian government. In explaining how this achievement was possible, Robert Hefner emphasizes the importance of civil institutions and public civility, but argues that neither democracy nor civil society is possible without a civilized state. Against portrayals of Islam as inherently antipluralist and undemocratic, he shows that Indonesia's Islamic reform movement repudiated the goal of an Islamic state, mobilized religiously ecumenical support, promoted women's rights, and championed democratic ideals. This broadly interdisciplinary and timely work heightens our awareness of democracy's necessary pluralism, and places Indonesia at the center of our efforts to understand what makes democracy work. Buch (fremdspr.) Robert W. Hefner Taschenbuch, Princeton University Press, 27.08.2000, Princeton University Press, 2000<