Central Asia : Aspects of Transition
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| Title: | Central Asia : Aspects of Transition |
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| Description: | The five central Asian States of Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan stand at the crossroads of world civilization. Influenced by South Asia, Iran, China and Russia, this region which has recently burst onto the world stage once again, guards a distinct identity. This collection by established experts on the area covers the dramatic Soviet interventions of the early twentieth century, and details the role of ethnicity and the contribution made by Islamic impulses in the process of building the modern nation states. |
| Authors: | Tom Everett-Heath |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| Subjects: | DK851 |
| Categories: | HISTORY / Asia / Central Asia, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Environmental Policy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism |
| Database: | eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) |
| Abstract: | The five central Asian States of Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan stand at the crossroads of world civilization. Influenced by South Asia, Iran, China and Russia, this region which has recently burst onto the world stage once again, guards a distinct identity. This collection by established experts on the area covers the dramatic Soviet interventions of the early twentieth century, and details the role of ethnicity and the contribution made by Islamic impulses in the process of building the modern nation states. |
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| ISBN: | 9780203461105 9780700709564 9780700709571 9781135798239 9781135798222 9781135798208 9780203451359 |
