TY - BOOK AU - Cornell,Svante E. TI - Azerbaijan since independence T2 - Studies of Central Asia and the Caucasus SN - 9780765630032 (pbk.) : AV - DK697.68 .C6 2011 PY - 2011/// CY - Armonk, N.Y. PB - M.E. Sharpe KW - Azerbaijan KW - Politics and government KW - 1991- KW - Foreign relations KW - Economic conditions KW - Social conditions N1 - Includes bibliographical references ( p. [430]-433 )and index; Azerbaijan before Soviet rule -- Soviet Azerbaijan -- The national revival and the road to independence -- The rise and fall of the Popular Front -- The Aliyev era : restoring stability -- Ilham Aliyev's Azerbaijan -- The shadow over Azerbaijan : Karabakh -- Politics and power in Azerbaijan -- Azerbaijan's economy : the primacy of oil -- Azerbaijani society : identity, modernity, and tradition -- Caucasus context : formulating foreign policy -- Iran and the "other" Azerbaijan -- Russia, the resurgent imperialist -- Turkey, best neighbor or big brother? -- Azerbaijan and the West -- Epilogue -- Biographical note ER -