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KAZAKHSTAN: SURPRISES AND STEREOTYPES: AFTER 20 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE = КАЗАХСТАН: СЮРПРИЗЫ И СТЕРЕОТИПЫ (НА АНГЛИЙСКОМ ЯЗЫКЕ)

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Kazakhstan: surprises and stereotypes: after 20 years of independence = Казахстан: сюрпризы и стереотипы (на английском языке) / Aitken J. – London : Continuum, 2012. – ISBN 978-1-4411-1654-3.

Автор
Aitken J.
Баспа
Continuum
Шыққан жылы
2012
Сыныптау индексі (ӘОЖ)
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Тіл
Ағылшын тілі
Басылым түрі
Кітап
Басылым елі
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Қолжетімділік
Барлығына қолжетімді

Сипаттама

Kazakhstan is one of the central Asian successor states to the defunct USSR. It is the largest land-locked country in the world and is larger than the whole of western Europe. Its real importance to the West is in its diplomatic status (pro-Western) and in its prosperous economy (mainly) its export of oil and gas. It is also famous (or notorious) for its president, Nursultan Nazarbayev, who has held power since independence in 1991. Mr Aitken, who has already written a biography of Nazarbayev, here turns his attention to the country which he defines as 'a new powerhouse' which is also geographically important. His aim is to correct stereotypes of the country and to present a balanced picture. He is not uncritical and accepts that while it 'feels like a free society it has not yet become one'--unfair elections, stifled press, one party rule, inadequate schools and widespread corruption. As a former MP the author naturally focuses on politics--elections, open debate and the concept of a 'loyal opposition' take centre stage. To its credit this Mohammedan republic guarantees and practises genuine religious tolerance due to the mixture of races and religions Soviet deportations created. While the text sometimes reads like a tourist handout, the overall content is fair and gives readers information not easily found elsewhere.