Regional and Country Studies: Perspectives on Central Asia
Instructor: Robert Finn
Fall 2007
WWS 575e / NES 595
 
Open to graduate students only.

This course will examine the countries of Central Asia in their contemporary context, including Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan. It will also focus on the region's relationship to the U.S., to Russia and to China. Each session will cover a separate country or resource from historical, political and cultural points of view. Extensive reference will be made to post-Soviet politics, energy and drug issues, and the question of Islamic fundamentalism.

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