{"product_id":"great-games-local-rules-the-new-great-power-contest-in-central-asia-9780199331437","title":"Great Games, Local Rules: The New Great Power Contest in Central Asia","description":"The struggle between Russia and Great Britain over Central Asia in the nineteenth century was the original great game. But in the past quarter century, a new great game has emerged, pitting America against a newly aggressive Russia and a resource-hungry China, all struggling for influence\u003cbr\u003eover the same region, now one of the most volatile areas in the world: the long border region stretching from Iran through Pakistan to Kashmir. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eGreat Games, Local Rules\u003c\/em\u003e, Alexander Cooley, one of America's most respected international relations scholars, explores the dynamics of the new competition for control of the region since 9\/11. All three great powers have crafted strategies to increase their power in the area, which includes\u003cbr\u003eAfghanistan and the former Soviet republics of Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan. Each nation is pursuing important goals: basing rights for the US, access to natural resources for the Chinese, and increased political influence for the Russians. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHowever, overlooked in all of the talk about this new great game is fact that the Central Asian governments have proven themselves critical agents in their own right, establishing local rules for external power involvement that serve to fend off foreign interest. As a result, despite a decade of\u003cbr\u003eintense interest from the United States, Russia, and China, Central Asia remains a collection of segmented states, and the external competition has merely reinforced the sovereign authority of the individual Central Asian governments. A careful and surprising analysis of how small states interact\u003cbr\u003ewith great powers in a vital region, \u003cem\u003eGreat Games, Local Rules\u003c\/em\u003e greatly advances our understanding of how global politics actually works in the contemporary era.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alexander Cooley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/14\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.20w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199331437\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlexander Cooley \u003c\/strong\u003eis the Tow Professor for Distinguished Scholars and Practitioners in the Department of Political Science at Barnard College, Columbia University. His books include Contracting States, Logics of Hierarchy, and Base Politics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39934202675315,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":37.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_5d93f744-98a7-4e4a-bcdb-88e7ce65d71b.jpg?v=1647877535","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/great-games-local-rules-the-new-great-power-contest-in-central-asia-9780199331437","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}