The Turks of Central Asia

by Charles Warren Hostler

This is a pioneering study which presents carefully researched data on the some 55 million Turkish-speaking peoples of the former Soviet Union and Central Asia. The historical background of and the recent developments in Central Asia and the Trans-Caucasus are presented in detail. Hostler's conclusions emphasize the present instability and the importance of Central Asia as well as the competing roles of Turkey, Iran, Russia and other countries...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275939316
• ISBN13: 9780275939311
• Release Date: June 1993
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.5"