Azerbaijan Since IndependenceAzerbaijan, a small post-Soviet republic located on the western shore of the Caspian Sea, has outsized importance becaus of its strategic location at the corssroads of Europe and Asia, its oil resources, and |
Contents
Azerbaijan Before Soviet Rule | |
Soviet Azerbaijan | |
The National Revival and the Road to Independence | |
The Rise and Fall of the Popular Front | |
Restoring Stability | |
Ilham Aliyevs Azerbaijan | |
Identity Modernity and Tradition | |
Formulating Foreign Policy | |
Iran and the Other Azerbaijan | |
Russiathe Resurgent Imperialist | |
Turkey Best Neighbor or Big Brother? | |
Azerbaijan and the West | |
Epilogue | |
Bibliographical Note | |
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