Lexington Books
Pages: 254
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Trim: 6 x 9
978-1-4985-1804-8 • Hardback • August 2015 • $109.00 • (£84.00)
978-1-4985-1806-2 • Paperback • May 2017 • $51.99 • (£40.00)
978-1-4985-1805-5 • eBook • August 2015 • $49.00 • (£38.00)
Muhamad S. Olimat is an associate professor of international relations and Middle East studies at the Institute for Civil and International Security at Khalifa University for Science, Technology, and Research.
Chapter 1: China and Central Asia: An Overview
Chapter 2: Multilateralism: A Five Dimensional Approach
Chapter 3: Chapter 3: Rivalry, Competition, and Accommodation: A Tridimensional Approach
Chapter 4: China and Afghanistan
Chapter 5: China and Kazakhstan
Chapter 6: China and Kyrgyzstan
Chapter 7: China and Tajikistan
Chapter 8: China and Turkmenistan
Chapter 9: Uzbekistan and China
Chapter 10: Prospects and Conclusions
This is a much needed treatise on China's involvement in Central Asia that fortunately, and unlike most other works on the region, also includes Afghanistan. The author correctly evaluates Afghanistan as 'the greatest missing link and a major hurdle in the region's development' and its security and stability.
I highly recommend this book to anybody interested in global politics and the rise of China as a global power that will pit it against other major players in Central Asia such as Russia and the United States.
— Beat Kernen, Missouri State University, Professor Emeritus, Political Science Department
Muhamad Olimat’s new book, China and Central Asia in the Post-Soviet Era, is a natural complement to his earlier works on China’s relations with North Africa and the Middle East. Indeed, the interconnectedness of these regions has been an important topic for centuries, and bears particular importance now in economic, geopolitical, and security related terms. I highly recommend this book for those seeking a useful survey of interactions between key players in recent decades, which also places these interactions in a historical context
— Tod Laursen, Khalifa University, President and Professor of Mechanical Engineering