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011			_aChanged OCLC from 319209305 to 277204424
020			_a1441153810 _qhbk.
020			_a9781441153814 _qhbk.
035			_a(ATU)b11447424
035			_a(OCoLC)277204424
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050		4	_aDK908.8675 _b.A48 2009
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100	1		_aAitken, Jonathan, _d1942- _eauthor. _9443852
245	1	0	_aNazarbayev and the making of Kazakhstan / _cJonathan Aitken.
264		1	_aLondon ; _aNew York : _bContinuum, _c2009.
300			_aix, 269 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : _billustrations (some colour) ; _c25 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0	0	_tPrologue -- _g1. _tAncestry and Childhood -- _g2. _tStudent and Steelworker -- _g3. _tYoung Communist -- _g4. _tClimbing the Party Ladder -- _g5. _tRestless Prime Minister -- _g6. _tDecember -- _g7. _tThe Coup and The Break Up -- _g8. _tThe Birth Pains of Independence -- _g9. _tTo Nuclear or Not to Nuclear -- _g10. _tNew Currency, New Constitution -- _g11. _tRussia, the Caspian and China -- _g12. _tEntering the 21st Century -- _g13. _tA Capital Vision -- _g14. _tEpilogue.
520			_a"Kazakhstan is colossal in size, complicated in its history, colourful in its culture and is a nation state that most outsiders know little of. Much of the existing narrative revolves around the country's first president, Nursultan Nazarbayev. But his life can only be understood in the context of the land in which he was born, raised and became a leader. For centuries the tribes of Kazakhstan had been plundered and conquered by foreign invaders. The most ruthless of these were the 20th century leaders of the Soviet Union, but after its collapse it was Nazarbayev who emerged as the new President of the nation state. Jonathan Aitken's masterly book is a riveting account of how Kazakhstan has capitalised on its natural resources (including oil) to become one of the great economic success stories of the modern era. Nazarbayev himself is widely admired as a political leader and strategist, having overcome extraordinary crises including hyperinflation, food shortages and the emigration of two million people. However, his record on human rights is less than perfect and the independence of the judiciary and the press are questionable. Corruption is also widespread in Kazakh society, making it an easy target for Ali G in his movie Borat. The obstacles faced in becoming a successful economy are described and examined honestly in this truly fascinating story."--Publisher's website.
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600	1	0	_aNazarbaev, Nursultan _9339420
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