The History of the Central Asian Republics
Central Asia's long and complicated history is teeming with diverse cultures and traditions. The nations of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan have served as a major cultural crossroad throughout the millennia, with many customs colliding and blending along the way. In this comprehensive volume, students can learn how Central Asia developed in ancient times and how the nations of the steppes evolved through the Middle Ages into modern history. From the Silk Road to Russian colonization to Soviet rule, Central Asia's ever-changing nations continue to play an important role in international society today. This volume is the perfect addition to any high school, public, or undergraduate library.
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The History of the Central Asian Republics
Central Asia's long and complicated history is teeming with diverse cultures and traditions. The nations of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan have served as a major cultural crossroad throughout the millennia, with many customs colliding and blending along the way. In this comprehensive volume, students can learn how Central Asia developed in ancient times and how the nations of the steppes evolved through the Middle Ages into modern history. From the Silk Road to Russian colonization to Soviet rule, Central Asia's ever-changing nations continue to play an important role in international society today. This volume is the perfect addition to any high school, public, or undergraduate library.
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The History of the Central Asian Republics

The History of the Central Asian Republics

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Central Asia's long and complicated history is teeming with diverse cultures and traditions. The nations of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan have served as a major cultural crossroad throughout the millennia, with many customs colliding and blending along the way. In this comprehensive volume, students can learn how Central Asia developed in ancient times and how the nations of the steppes evolved through the Middle Ages into modern history. From the Silk Road to Russian colonization to Soviet rule, Central Asia's ever-changing nations continue to play an important role in international society today. This volume is the perfect addition to any high school, public, or undergraduate library.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780313340130
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date: 10/30/2007
Series: The Greenwood Histories of the Modern Nations
Edition description: New Edition
Pages: 240
Product dimensions: 6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.56(d)

About the Author

Peter L. Roudik is Senior Foreign Law Specialist at the Directorate of Legal Research of the Law Library of Congress. His research extends to all aspects of legal and political development in the former Soviet states.

Table of Contents


Series Foreword     vii
Preface     ix
Timeline of Historical Events     xiii
The Stans: New States, Old Societies     1
Ancient State Formations     11
Early History: Islamization and the Birth of Central Asian Nations (Seventh through Fourteenth Centuries)     27
The Medieval States of Central Asia (Fifteenth through Nineteenth Centuries)     47
Russian Colonization (1865-1917)     71
The Revolutionary Era (1917-1924)     93
The Soviet Rule (1925-1991)     117
Post-Soviet Transformation     147
Political and Legal Thought of Central Asia     171
Notable People in the History of Central Asia     187
Glossary of Selected Terms and Concepts     193
Bibliographic Essay     197
Index     205
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