Central Asia

Central Asia
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 304
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ISBN-10 : 9781135798222
ISBN-13 : 1135798222
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Book Synopsis Central Asia by : Tom Everett-Heath

Download or read book Central Asia written by Tom Everett-Heath and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2003-12-08 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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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