Identity in Formation
Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, nationality groups have claimed sovereignty in the new...
EAN: 9780801484957
Islam in Politics in Russia and Central Asia
EAN: 9780710307675
Bartered Brides
This is a detailed study of marriage among the Maduzai, a tribal society in Afghan Turkistan....
EAN: 9780521381581
Ethnic Challenges Beyond Borders
A rare collection of essays by leading Chinese and Russian Central Asian specialists. The editors...
EAN: 9780333694671
Central Asia in World History
This is a study of Central Asian history from Chinggis to the present, with reference to...
EAN: 9780333578278
Institutional Change and Political Continuity in Post-Soviet Central Asia
The establishment of electoral systems in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan presents both a...
EAN: 9780521801096
Siberian Survival
The Yamal Peninsula in northwestern Siberia is one of the few remaining places on earth where a...
EAN: 9780801436314
Material Culture and Sacred Landscape
Study of the Khanty pastoralists of Siberia and their use of sacred landscapes.
EAN: 9780759102774
For A Pagan Song
For a Pagan Song tells the story of how Jonny Bealby follows in the footsteps of his two heroes...
EAN: 9780099436737
Silk Road
The Silk Road conjures up an image of a traveler carrying silk as he sits atop a camel and moves...
EAN: 9780195159318
Anglo-Russian Rivalry in Central Asia 1810-1895
Published in 1981, Anglo-Russian Rivalry in Central Asia 1810-1895 is a valuable contribution to...
EAN: 9780714631790
Afghanistan - A New History
Reviews the emergence and fall of the Taliban, their ideology and their place within Islam, and...
EAN: 9780415298261
Central Asia Reader: The Rediscovery of History
An anthology, translated from original languages and annotated, which documents the rediscovery...
EAN: 9781563242021
Soviet-Afghan War
The war in Afghanistan (1979-1989) has been called ""the Soviet Union's Vietnam War"", a conflict...
EAN: 9780700611867
Unexpected Light
A remarkable journey to the heart of a remarkable country.
EAN: 9780330371629
Consolations of the Forest
Sylvain Tesson, found a radical solution to his need for freedom, one as ancient as the...
EAN: 9780141975481
Kilim: The Complete Guide
An examination of the origins and history of kilim textiles. The core of the book is devoted to...
EAN: 9780500282212
Understanding Central Asia
Presents an introductory text to the history, politics and international relations of Central...
EAN: 9780415297028
Conquest of a Continent
"In The Conquest of a Continent, the historian W. Bruce Lincoln details Siberia's role in Russian...
EAN: 9780801489228
Identity and Ecology in Arctic Siberia
A first-hand account of a reindeer-herding collective in the remote Taimyr peninsula of Siberia,...
EAN: 9780199250820
Bukhara--The Eastern Dome of Islam
Enjoy pictures of the architectural miracles of the East in Bukhara-given the honorary title of...
EAN: 9783932565274
