Shirin Akiner, Mohammad-Reza Djalili, Frederic Grare

• Acknowledgements, Introduction, Construction of a National Identity, Division and Conflict, The Tajik Conflict and the Wider World, Peace-Making and Peace-Keeping, Humanitarian Dimensions, Selected Bibliography, Maps

'one of the first books on post-Soviet Central Asia dedicated to a single country. It demonstrates a serious effort to understand the people and politics of Fajikistand and the way in which external factors play exacerbating or mitigating roles vis-à-vis internal tensions. The book is written by a number of international experts and offers a fortunate combination of different perspectives on the political development of Tajikistan. Contributions from authors with practical experience add a further dimension.' - Anna Matveeva, Bulletin of SOAS

Shirin Akiner, Mohammad-Reza Djalili, Frederic Grare

• Acknowledgements, Introduction, Construction of a National Identity, Division and Conflict, The Tajik Conflict and the Wider World, Peace-Making and Peace-Keeping, Humanitarian Dimensions, Selected Bibliography, Maps

'one of the first books on post-Soviet Central Asia dedicated to a single country. It demonstrates a serious effort to understand the people and politics of Fajikistand and the way in which external factors play exacerbating or mitigating roles vis-à-vis internal tensions. The book is written by a number of international experts and offers a fortunate combination of different perspectives on the political development of Tajikistan. Contributions from authors with practical experience add a further dimension.' - Anna Matveeva, Bulletin of SOAS

Shirin Akiner, Mohammad-Reza Djalili, Frederic Grare

• Acknowledgements, Introduction, Construction of a National Identity, Division and Conflict, The Tajik Conflict and the Wider World, Peace-Making and Peace-Keeping, Humanitarian Dimensions, Selected Bibliography, Maps

'one of the first books on post-Soviet Central Asia dedicated to a single country. It demonstrates a serious effort to understand the people and politics of Fajikistand and the way in which external factors play exacerbating or mitigating roles vis-à-vis internal tensions. The book is written by a number of international experts and offers a fortunate combination of different perspectives on the political development of Tajikistan. Contributions from authors with practical experience add a further dimension.' - Anna Matveeva, Bulletin of SOAS