{"product_id":"rivalry-in-eurasia-minton-f-goldman-9780275977535","title":"Rivalry in Eurasia: Russia, the United States, and the War on Terror","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn expert analysis of current U.S.-Russian relations as they play out in central Asia in the aftermath of the attacks of 9\/11.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eRivalry in Eurasia: Russia, the United States, and the War on Terror\u003c\/i\u003e looks at the increasingly stressful state of U.S.-Russian relations resulting from the prosecution of the war on terrorism, as well as positive and negative effects of the U.S.-Russian rivalry on the leadership in each of the five Central Asian republics: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eRivalry in Eurasia\u003c\/i\u003e begins by focusing on the key areas of contention between the United States and Russia in Central Asia, including American efforts to enlist help fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan, U.S. support for democratization, and attempts by each side to exert control over the region's vast energy reserves. The book then turns to the republics themselves to show how the Russian-U.S. rivalry is playing out in each one, including Russian diplomatic tactics aimed at protecting its \"backyard\" against slow but steady U.S. efforts to exert more influence in the region.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Minton F. Goldman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0275977536\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780275977535\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.16h x 6.18w x 0.77d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2009 pg. 49","brand":"Minton F. Goldman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48435347718399,"sku":"9780275977535","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1bad5da9-d832-4250-b656-fdb29ffac5b9.jpg?v=1777149813","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/rivalry-in-eurasia-minton-f-goldman-9780275977535","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}