EAN: 9780755626694

DARK SHADOWS - JOANNA LILLIS KARTONIERT (TB)

Dark Shadows is a compelling portrait of Kazakhstan  a country that is little known in the
West. Strategically located in the heart of Central Asia  sandwiched between Vladimir Putin's
Russia  its former colonial ruler  and Xi Jinping's China  this vast oil-rich state is carving
out its place in the world as it contends with its own complex past and present. Journalist
Joanna Lillis paints a vibrant picture of this emerging nation through vivid reportage based on
17 years of on-the-ground coverage  and travels across the length and breadth of this enigmatic
country that lies along the ancient Silk Road and at the geopolitical and cultural crossroads
where East meets West. Featuring tales of murder and abduction  intrigue and betrayal 
extortion and corruption  this book explores how a president  Nursultan Nazarbayev  transformed
himself into a potentate and the economically-struggling state he inherited at the fall of the
USSR into a swaggering 21st-century monocracy. A colourful cast of characters brings the
politics to life: from strutting oligarchs to sleeping villagers  from principled politicians
to striking oilmen  from crusading journalists to courageous campaigners. This new edition
features two additional chapters covering the aftermath of Nazarbayev's fall from power in 2019
the Chinese government's repressions against the Kazakhs of Xinjiang as part of its crackdown
on Muslim minorities  and an Afterword reflecting on the tumultuous events of January 2022 in
Almaty. Traversing dust-blown deserts and majestic mountains  taking in glitzy cities and
dystopian landscapes  Dark Shadows conjures up Kazakhstan as a living  breathing place  full of
extraordinary people living extraordinary lives.

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