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Uzbekistan Society & Culture Complete Report
World Trade Press 2010; US$ 28.50Need to know it all? Our all-inclusive culture report for Uzbekistan will get up to speed on all aspects of culture in Uzbekistan, including lifecycle, religion, women, superstitions & folklore, sports, holidays & festivals, and etiquette. more...
A Hedonist's Guide to Almaty and Astana
Hg2 2011; US$ 12.00Kazakhstan is thriving it is fast becoming the business hub of Central Asia. Petro-dollars are flowing through the traditional and modern capitals of Almaty and Astana and businesses, tourists and investors are flocking there in droves. To cater to this smart hotels, gourmet restaurants and fast-paced bars are springing up in both cities. The... more...
Conflict, Cleavage, and Change in Central Asia and the Caucasus
Cambridge University Press 1997; US$ 42.00This volume examines the former Soviet states of Central Asia and the Caucasus. more...
Asiatic Russia
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 135.00Although the Russian Empire has traditionally been viewed as a European borderland, most of its territory was actually situated in Asia. Imperial power was huge but often suffered from a lack of enough information and resources to rule its culturally diverse subjects, and asymmetric relations between state and society combined with flexible strategies... more...
Tajikistan
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 190.00Since its independence in 1991 Tajikistan has suffered a painful series of political crises followed by a civil war, still continuing, whose repercussions extend far beyond its borders. This work examines the causes of the turmoil, and analyses, through the case of Tajikistan, social and political dynamics at work throughout Central Asia. The book... more...
Understanding Central Asia
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 44.95Since Soviet collapse, the independent republics of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan have faced tremendous political, economic, and security challenges. Focusing on these five republics, this textbook analyzes the contending understandings of the politics of the past, present and future transformations of Central Asia,... more...
Central Asia
RoutledgeCurzon 2003; US$ 58.95Examines the transition Central Asia underwent in the twentieth century following the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Soviet colonial legacy and the attempts of new states to build secular states within the radical Islamic world. more...
Russian Culture in Uzbekistan
Taylor and Francis 2006; US$ 44.95Recent political changes in Central Asia, where the United States is replacing Russia as the dominant power, are having a profound effect on Russian speakers in the region. These people, formerly perceived as progressive and engaging with Europe, are now confronted by the erasure of their literary, musical, cinematic and journalistic culture, as local... more...
Central Asia and the Caucasus
Taylor and Francis 2004; US$ 39.95Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, a number of linkages have been established between newly independent Central Asian states, or populations within them, and diaspora ethnic groups. This book explores the roles that diaspora communities play in the recent and ongoing emergence of national identities in Central Asia and the Caucasus. The loyalties... more...
Uzbekistan
Taylor and Francis 2000; US$ 52.95Uzbekistan more than any other country in the area is likely to play a critical role in shaping Central Asia's future. Situated at the heart of the region and sharing borders with all the other Central Asian states, Uzbekistan is the most powerful and populous of the new states of Central Asia. In this volume, the historical origins of Uzbekistan... more...









