{"product_id":"frustrated-democracy-in-postsoviet-azerbaijan-9780231704564","title":"Frustrated Democracy in PostSoviet Azerbaijan","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrustrated 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAudrey L. Altstadt is the finest American scholar on Azerbaijan. She has the perspective of a historian complemented by current contacts inside and outside of Azerbaijan and a strong policy sense. -- Richard Kauzlarich, former U.S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Maps and Tables Preface Acknowledgments Notes on Languages and Spelling List of Acronyms and Abbreviations Introduction 1. A Starting Point: History and Geopolitics and What They Tell Us  2. The Open Wound: Mountainous Karabagh and National Consciousness 3. Azerbaijan's Best and Brightest: The Rise, Decline, and Renewal of the Democratic Opposition 4. Oil Lifts All Boats? Social and Economic Repercussions and the Rise of Corruption 5. Jail for the \"Donkey Bloggers\": Crushing Youth Activism, Human Rights, and a Free Media 6. Allah-u Akbar: Islam in Azerbaijan-Piety, Politics, and the Future 7. What's Next? The Choices Ahead Notes Selected Bibliography of Major Sources Index","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400385995095,"sku":"9780231704564","price":46.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780231704564.jpg?v=1730470564","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/frustrated-democracy-in-postsoviet-azerbaijan-9780231704564","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}