The Palgrave Concise Historical Atlas of Central Asia

by Rafis Abazov

Book Overview

From the Silk Road to the Great Game, Central Asia has long been a region of great strategic, political, and economic importance. Currently the home of large oil reserves, Islamic terrorists, and new democracies, Central Asia is of growing visibility to Americans. In this atlas, Rafis Abazov provides 50 two-color maps, each accompanied by a facing page of explanatory text, that graphically illuminate the region's history tracing back to the 8th-7th...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1403975426
• ISBN13: 9781403975423
• Release Date: March 2008
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 125 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.4" x 9.1"