A History of Inner Asia

by Svat Soucek

Book Overview

Svat Soucek's book offers a short and accessible introduction to the history of Inner Asia. The narrative, which begins with the arrival of Islam, charts the rise and fall of the different dynasties right up to the Russian conquest. Dynastic tables and maps augment and elucidate the text. The contemporary focus rests on the seven countries which make up the core of present-day Eurasia, that is Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521657040
• ISBN13: 9780521657044
• Release Date: February 2000
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 9.0"