| Author | : Audrey L. Altstadt |
| Publisher | : Hoover Press |
| Total Pages | : 618 |
| Release | : 2013-09-01 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0817991832 |
The first comprehensive account of Azerbaijan's rich and tumultuous history up to the present time.
Frustrated Democracy in Post-Soviet Azerbaijan
| Author | : Audrey L. Altstadt |
| Publisher | : Columbia University Press |
| Total Pages | : 531 |
| Release | : 2017-05-23 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 0231801416 |
Frustrated 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. Audrey L. Altstadt begins with the Nagorno-Karabagh War (1988–1994) which triggered Azerbaijani nationalism and set the stage for the development of a democratic movement. Initially successful, this government soon succumbed to a coup. Western oil companies arrived and money flowed in—a quantity Altstadt calls "almost unimaginable"—causing the regime to resort to repression to maintain its power. Despite Azerbaijan's long tradition of secularism, political Islam emerged as an attractive alternative for those frustrated with the stifled democratic opposition and the lack of critique of the West's continued political interference. Altstadt's work draws on instances of censorship in the Azerbaijani press, research by embedded experts and nongovernmental and international organizations, and interviews with diplomats and businesspeople. The book is an essential companion to her earlier works, The Azerbaijani Turks: Power and Identity Under Russian Rule and The Politics of Culture in Soviet Azerbaijan, 1920–1940.
Turkish-Azerbaijani Relations
| Author | : Murad Ismayilov |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 182 |
| Release | : 2016-05-20 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 1317231031 |
An east-west axis of Azerbaijan and Turkey has grown into prominence within the broader structure of regional dynamics in Eurasia over the past two decades. Yet few, including among policy advisors and policy makers in either of the two states, have attempted to look deeper into the forces that lie behind the workings of this important regional nexus, a reality that resulted in a dual crisis in bilateral relations towards the end of the second decade of interaction. This volume investigates the underlying causes that shaped the dynamics within the structure of the bilateral relationship between Azerbaijan and Turkey. It features chapters by both scholars from the region and international experts in the field, and therefore provides both in-house and outside perspectives on developments within the complex structure of the relationship. With its analysis portfolio including historical, political, economic, socio-cultural, ideological, and international underpinnings of this regional alliance, the volume offers the most systematic and broad ranged analysis of the matter available to date. The book will serve as an important resource for students and scholars of post-Soviet Studies, Central Asia and the Caucasus, and the Middle East, while also being of interest to those of International Relations and political science disciplines.
Borders and Brethren
| Author | : Brenda Shaffer |
| Publisher | : MIT Press |
| Total Pages | : 278 |
| Release | : 2002-10-02 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9780262264686 |
The Azerbaijani people have been divided between Iran and the former Soviet republic of Azerbaijan for more than 150 years, yet they have retained their ethnic identity. The collapse of the Soviet Union and the emergence of an independent Azerbaijan have only served to reinforce their collective identity. In Borders and Brethren, Brenda Shaffer examines trends in Azerbaijani collective identity from the period of the Islamic Revolution in Iran through the Soviet breakup and the beginnings of the Republic of Azerbaijan (1979-2000). Challenging the mainstream view in contemporary Iranian studies, Shaffer argues that a distinctive Azerbaijani identity exists in Iran and that Azerbaijani ethnicity must be a part of studies of Iranian society and assessments of regime stability in Iran. She analyzes how Azerbaijanis have maintained their identity and how that identity has assumed different forms in the former Soviet Union and Iran. In addition to contributing to the study of ethnic identity, the book reveals the dilemmas of ethnic politics in Iran.
Azerbaijan Diary
| Author | : Thomas Goltz |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 560 |
| Release | : 2015-04-08 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 1317476247 |
In its first years as an independent state, Azerbaijan was a prime example of post-Soviet chaos - beset by coups and civil strife and astride an ethnic, political and religious divide. Author Goltz was detoured in Baku in mid-1991 and decided to stay, this diary is the record of his experiences.
The Security of the Caspian Sea Region
| Author | : Gennadiĭ Illarionovich Chufrin |
| Publisher | : Stockholm International Peace Research Institute |
| Total Pages | : 400 |
| Release | : 2001 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9780199250202 |
Published in association with the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.
Azerbaijani Turkic Alphabet and Numbers
| Author | : Darya Hodaei |
| Publisher | : Independently Published |
| Total Pages | : 28 |
| Release | : 2021-05-28 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : |
About the book: "Azerbaijani Turkic Alphabet and Numbers" book teaches Azerbaijani alphabet and numbers with fun illustrations. This bilingual book with its beautiful original drawings is an ideal gift to share with your special little one(s). About the author: Darya Hodaei, PharmD, is the author of this book. She is fluent in Azerbaijani, Turkish, English and Farsi (Persian) and began writing short stories when she was 9 years old. Growing up, she was deprived from having education in her own mother language (Azerbaijani). However, later in life she self-studied and learned how to write and read in her own native language when she became the mother of two young children. She saw how important it was for children to learn their own mother language in order to avoid identity problem in the future, a challenging issue she had experienced first-hand. As an immigrant parent she strongly believes preserving one's rich ethnic culture especially mother language is a fundamental part of upbringing. To fulfill her commitment to this end, she decided to create "EnglishAzerbaijani" platform using visual aids and Azerbaijani and English equivalents to help children in bi-lingual and multi-lingual environments with their language development. Later, she decided to start publishing her stories for kids in English and Azerbaijani as a step towards encouraging parents and promoting the value of education in mother language. Visit @englishazerbaijani on Instagram and Youtube to learn more about similar content.
A Concise History of Azerbaijan
| Author | : Jahangir Zeynaloglu |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 130 |
| Release | : 2020-05-16 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : |
This brief but informative book is one of the first works by the 20th century Azerbaijani historians. The author describes the rich and turbulent history of Azerbaijan covering essentially all major periods of the Azerbaijani history: ancient times, various Azerbaijani Turkic dynasties in the Middle Ages, Independent Khanates and the events preceding the establishment of the Azerbaijani Democratic Republic, the first Turkic and Muslim republic in history.
Azerbaijan
| Author | : Touraj Atabaki |
| Publisher | : British Academic Press |
| Total Pages | : 264 |
| Release | : 1993-12-31 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : |
This is a study of modern Iranian political history and is set in the international context of the Second World War and its aftermath. The rise and fall of the autonomous state in Iranian Azerbaijan can be said to be the beginning of the Cold War, and the issues it threw up - nationalism, ethnicity and citizenship - are vital towards understanding the present Azeri crisis. The book covers the essential background in Iranian political history in the 20th century including the role played by Azerbaijani politicians in the Constitutional Revolution of 1905-6, the drastic reforms of the autocratic Reza Shah regime and its effect on ethnic identity in Iranian Azerbaijan, the abdication of the Shah and the role of the Allied Powers and the occupations of Iran. The core of the study is the establishment of the autonomous government in 1945-6 and its demise, and an assessment of its achievements and organization - a vignette perhaps on the stage of international history but one which brings to the fore vital elements in the political history of the 20th century. The book draws on Turkish, Persian and Azeri sources as well as British, French, American and Soviet materials and interviews with surviving members of the period of autonomous government in Iranian Azerbaijan. It contains biographical details of the leading protagonists of the period.
