{"product_id":"a-history-of-inner-asia-hardback-9780521651691","title":"A History of Inner Asia (Hardback) 9780521651691","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA History of Inner Asia\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe history of Inner Asia from the arrival of Islam to the present day.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSvat Soucek (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521651691, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 17 February 2000\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e384 pages, 13 maps\u003cbr\u003e23.7 x 15.7 x 3.2 cm, 0.733 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'The information presented is comprehensive and of remarkably fluid reading considering the complexity of the subject. … It is indeed a distinct merit of Soucek's to subscribe to the integrity of this field with a work of sound scholarship and broad reach.' New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSvat 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, Sinkiang and Mongolia. Since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, renewed interest in these countries has prompted considerable political, cultural, economic and religious debate. While a divergent literature has evolved in consequence, no comprehensive survey of the region has been attempted. Soucek's history promises to fill this gap and to become an indispensable source of information for anyone studying or visiting the region.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. The beginnings\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Kok Turks, Chinese expansion and the Arab conquest\u003cbr\u003e 3. The Samanids\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Uighur kingdom of Qocho\u003cbr\u003e 5. The Qarakhanids\u003cbr\u003e 6. Seljukids and Ghaznavids\u003cbr\u003e 7. The conquering Mongols\u003cbr\u003e 8. The Chaghatayids\u003cbr\u003e 9. Timur and the Timurids\u003cbr\u003e 10. The last Timurids and the first Uzbeks\u003cbr\u003e 11. The Shaybanids\u003cbr\u003e 12. The rise of Russia, the fall of the Golden Horde, and the resilient Chaghatayids\u003cbr\u003e 13. The Buddhist Mongols\u003cbr\u003e 14. Bukhara, Khiva, and Khoqand in the seventeenth - nineteenth centuries\u003cbr\u003e 15. The Russian conquest and rule of Central Asia\u003cbr\u003e 16. From the  Governates-General to Union Republics\u003cbr\u003e 17. Soviet Central Asia\u003cbr\u003e 18. Central Asia becomes independent\u003cbr\u003e 19. Sinkiang as part of China\u003cbr\u003e 20. Independent Central Asian Republics\u003cbr\u003e 21. The Republic of Mongolia.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Asian history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Asian history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Asian%20history%20%5BHBJF%5D%22\"\u003eHBJF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45913168642328,"sku":"9780521651691","price":97.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521657044_63ffafe9-f4cc-4e32-9fbb-ecb5f4676cfa.jpg?v=1691379546","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-history-of-inner-asia-hardback-9780521651691","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}