Chapter 4 – THE FALL OF THE COMMON HOUSE

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. CONTENTS V
3. PREFACE VI
4. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS XIII
5. Map of Central Asia XV
6. Map of Kyrgyzstan XVI
7. Introduction – SOMEONE ATE ALL OUR SHEEP 1
8. Chapter 1 – MANAS, UNESCO, AND THE KYRGYZ FABULA 28
9. Chapter 2 – KYRGYZSTAN AND GOOD GOVERNANCE EXPERTS 45
10. Chapter 3 – ELECTIONS AND THE PROMOTION OF DEMOCRACY 59
11. Chapter 4 – THE FALL OF THE COMMON HOUSE 71
12. Chapter 5 – THE BAZAAR: SYMBOL OF A SOCIETY OF TRADERS 88
13. Chapter 6 – CIVIL SOCIETY AND ELECTION MONITORING 108
14. Chapter 7 – THE TRANSNATIONALIZATION OF POLITICS 131
15. Conclusion – THE KYRGYZ LABORATORY AND GLOBAL POLITICS 146
16. Afterword – FROM KYRGYZ FABULA TO ETHNIC APOCALYPSE? 154
17. Appendix 1 – KYRGYZ REPUBLIC TIMELINE 164
18. Appendix 2 – CENSUS OF KYRGYZSTAN POPULATION 166
19. INDEX 167