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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...
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...
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...
Conflict and Security in Central Asia and the Caucasus
ABC-CLIO 2008; US$ 155.00This insightful work maps out both the possibilities and the dangers that lie ahead for the nations of Central Asia and the Caucasus. The book analyzes the current security situation and clarifies its historical context, identifying the factors that have shaped the security of these young nations since their independence. It also examines the parametersópolitical,... more...
The Establishment of National Republics in Soviet Central Asia
Palgrave Macmillan 2003; US$ 155.00This book examines the role of nation and nationality in the Soviet Union and analyzes the establishment of national republics in Soviet Central Asia. It argues that the originally nationally minded Soviet communists with their anti-nationalist attitudes came to view nation and national identity as valuable tools in state building. more...
Geographic Perspectives on Soviet Central Asia
Routledge 1992; US$ 224.00In a unique survey, based on new census data, this book highlights the region's geographic, economic and ecological problems since 1945. more...
Heart of Asia
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 44.95Originally published in 1899, The Heart of Asia is a definitive history of Central Asia from pre-history to the contemporary machinations of the Russian empire. The book is valuable not only because of the quality of the historical work on the early period, but also because of the unique picture that it gives of contemporary views on the potential... more...
The Heritage of Soviet Oriental Studies
Taylor and Francis 2011; US$ 150.00This book examines the Russian/Soviet intellectual tradition of Oriental and Islamic studies, which comprised a rich body of knowledge especially on Central Asia and the Caucasus. The Soviet Oriental tradition was deeply linked to politics ? probably even more than other European ?Orientalisms?. It breaks new ground by providing Western and post-Soviet... more...
A History of Inner Asia
Cambridge University Press 2000; US$ 34.00The author charts the history of Inner Asia from the arrival of Islam. The contemporary focus rests on the seven countries which comprise Eurasia. Since 1991, a divergent literature has evolved responding to renewed interest in the region. No comprehensive survey exists however and Soucek's book will fill the gap. more...
The History of the Central Asian Republics
Greenwood Publishing Group 2007; US$ 45.00Delve into Central Asia's complex history to learn how the nations of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan have evolved through the centuries to become cultural hotspots in recent years. more...









