This collection provides a broad analysis of social, political, economic, and security issues in contemporary Central Asia. In particular, the contributors high

After twenty-five years of independence, there is little doubt that the five Central Asian states will persist as sovereign, independent states. They increasing

“For those who still get their ‘-stans’ mixed up, Hiro’s book provides a detailed and nuanced overview of the region.” —Financial Times (Best Books

"In July 2007, the European Union initiated a fundamentally new approach to the countries of Central Asia. The launch of the EU Strategy for Central Asia signal

At the end of the sixteenth century and the turn of the first Islamic millennium, the powerful Mughal emperor Akbar declared himself the most sacred being on ea