Frustrated Democracy in Post-Soviet Azerbaijan

Download or read book Frustrated Democracy in Post-Soviet Azerbaijan written by Audrey L. Altstadt and published by Woodrow Wilson Center Press / Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Starting points : history and geopolitics and what they tell us -- The open wound : mountainous Karabagh and national consciousness -- Azerbaijan's best and brightest : the rise, decline, and renewal of the democratic opposition -- Oil lifts all boats? : social and economic repercussions and the rise of corruption -- Jail for the "donkey bloggers" : crushing youth activism, human rights, and a free media -- Allah-u Akbar : Islam in Azerbaijan : piety, politics, and the future -- What's next? : the choices ahead