TY - GEN AU - Parrott, Bruce, AU - Dawisha, Karen TI - Conflict, cleavage, and change in Central Asia and the Caucasus T2 - Authoritarianism and democratization in postcommunist societies SN - 0521597315 (pbk.) AV - DK859.5 .C66 1999 PY - 1997/// CY - New York, NY, USA, Cambridge, U.K. PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Democracy KW - Caucasus KW - Post-communism KW - Asia, Central KW - Post-komünizm KW - Kafkasya KW - Orta Asya KW - Demokrasi KW - Asya, Orta KW - Siyaset ve yönetim KW - 1991- KW - Politics and government N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. Perspectives on postcommunist democratization / Bruce Parrott -- 2. Democratization and political participation: research concepts and methodologies / Karen Dawisha -- 3. Political transformations in postcommunist Armenia: images and realities / Nora Dudwick -- 4. Azerbaijan's struggle toward democracy / Audrey L. Altstadt -- 5. Democratization in Georgia / Darrell Slider -- 6. Democratization and the growth of political participation in Kazakstan / Martha Brill Olcott -- 7. Kyrgyzstan: the fate of political liberalization / Eugene Huskey -- 8. Thwarted democratization in Tajikistan / Muriel Atkin -- 9. Turkmenistan: the quest for stability and control / Michael Ochs -- 10. Political development in Uzbekistan: democratization? / William Fierman ER -