Book Series in Asian Studies
Central Asian Studies
New & Published Titles:
Securing the Indian Frontier in Central Asia
Confrontation and Negotiation, 1865-1895
The three decades between 1865 and 1895 marked a particularly contentious period in the relationship between Britain and Russia in Central Asia, which more than…
read moreApril 2010 | Hardback: 978-0-415-49681-0 (Routledge)
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Caspian Energy Politics
Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan
Caspian Energy Politics analyses the role of oil and gas in the development of the three main petroleum exporters in the Caspian region - Azerbaijan,…
read more2009 | Hardback: 978-0-415-54916-5 (Routledge)
Political Islam in Central Asia
The challenge of Hizb ut-Tahrir
The terrorist attacks in the United States on 9/11 and the U.S.-led military campaign against the Taliban regime in Afghanistan have intensified scrutiny of radical…
read more2009 | Hardback: 978-0-415-55399-5 (Routledge)
Politics and Oil in Kazakhstan
In Kazakhstan, the oil industry plays a crucial role in its economic and political life due to the country’s considerable oil revenues and accompanying conflicting…
read more2009 | Hardback: 978-0-415-48580-7 (Routledge)
The Military and the State in Central Asia
From Red Army to Independence
The military played a pivotal role in the political development, state functions, foreign policy and the daily lives of the people in the Central Asian…
read more2009 | Hardback: 978-0-415-49347-5 (Routledge)
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Islamic Education in the Soviet Union and Its Successor States
This book provides a comparative history of Islamic education in the Soviet Union and the post-Soviet countries. Case studies on Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and…
read more2009 | Hardback: 978-0-415-36815-5 (Routledge)
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The Politics of Transition in Central Asia and the Caucasus
Enduring Legacies and Emerging Challenges
Most books on the Caucasus and Central Asia are country-by-country studies. This book, on the other hand, fills a gap in Central Eurasian studies as…
read more2009 | Hardback: 978-0-415-36813-1 (Routledge)
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Russia's Protectorates in Central Asia
Bukhara and Khiva, 1865-1924, 2nd Edition
This book examines the Russian conquest of the ancient Central Asian khanates of Bukhara and Khiva in the 1860s and 1870s, and the relationship between… read more2009 | Paperback: 978-0-415-54618-8 (Routledge)
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Russian Culture in Uzbekistan
One Language in the Middle of Nowhere
Recent political changes in Central Asia, where the United States is replacing Russia as the dominant power, are having a profound effect on Russian speakers…
read more2009 | Paperback: 978-0-415-54573-0 (Routledge)
Post-Conflict Tajikistan
The politics of peacebuilding and the emergence of legitimate order
Post-Soviet, post-conflict Tajikistan is an under-studied and poorly understood case in conflict studies literature. Since 2000, this Central Asian state has seen major political violence…
read more2009 | Hardback: 978-0-415-48403-9 (Routledge)
Forthcoming Titles:
Violence and Resistance in Uzbekistan
By Matteo Fumagalli
To be published June 30th 2011
Institutional Reform in Central Asia: Politico-Economic Challenges
Edited by Joachim Ahrens, Herman W. Hoen
To be published June 1st 2011
Party System Formation in Kazakhstan: Between Formal and Informal Politics
By Rico Isaacs
To be published April 1st 2011
The Kyrgyzs: A Modern History
By Rafiz Abazov
To be published February 15th 2011
The Church of the East: A Concise History
By Wilhelm Baum, Dietmar W. Winkler
To be published September 17th 2010
Ethnicity, Authority and Power in Central Asia: New Games Great and Small
Edited by Robert L. Canfield, Gabriele Rasuly-Paleczek
To be published September 9th 2010
Ethno-Nationalism, Islam and the State in the Caucasus: Post-Soviet Disorder
Edited by Moshe Gammer
To be published August 15th 2010
Counterterrorism Policies in Central Asia
By Mairya Y. Omelicheva
To be published August 9th 2010