Legitimising central Asian authoritarianism: Political manipulation and symbolic power

Europe - Asia Studies

Volumn 61, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1095-1121

  Matveeva, Anna ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTHORITARIANISM; POLITICAL POWER; SYMBOLISM;

ASIA; CENTRAL ASIA; EURASIA;

EID: 70449392391     PISSN: 09668136     EISSN: 14653427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09668130903068624     Document Type: Article

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