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Central Asia in Historical Perspective (John M. Olin Critical Issues Series) by Beatrice F. Manz Publisher Comments Since the demise of Soviet power, the newly independent republics are redefining their identities and their relations with the world at large. In Central Asia, which lies at the crossroads of several cultures, the emerging trends are complex and... (read more) List Price $47.95 Your price: $16.95 Used - Trade Paper 
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Preventive Action Reports #4: Calming the Ferghana Valley: Development and Dialogue in the Heart of Central Asia by Nancy Lubin Publisher Comments This report assesses the potential for conflict in Central Asia through the prism of one of its most volatile areas, the Ferghana Valley. The Ferghana Valley project of the Council on Foreign Relations' Center for Preventive Action (CPA) has produced... (read more) List Price $11.95 Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Dust Of Empire by Karl Meyer Publisher Comments Looks at the history and culture of the diverse countries of Central Asia.... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $13.31 Adobe Digital Editions - Electronic
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The Central Asian States: Discovering Independence (Westview Series on the Post-Soviet Republics) by Gregory Gleason Publisher Comments The lands of Central Asia are united by a common history and historical identity as well as by common traditions. A heritage of tribal mountain and steppe confederations and oasis emirates gave way in the Soviet period to the creation of artificial “... (read more) List Price $42.00 Your price: $2.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Foreign Devils on the Silk Road by Peter Hopkirk Publisher Comments The story of the intrepid men who, at great personal risk, led the long–range archaeological raids on the Silk Road, incurring the undying wrath of the ChineseThe Silk Road, which linked imperial Rome and distant China, was once the greatest... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Dust of Empire: The Race for Mastery in the Asian Heartland by Karl Ernest Meyer Publisher Comments When Charles de Gaulle learned that France's former colonies in Africa had chosen independence, the great general shrugged dismissively, "They are the dust of empire." But as Americans have learned, particles of dust from remote and seemingly medieval... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Ride to Khiva: Travels & Adventure in Central Asia by Frederick Burnaby Publisher Comments Frederick Gustavus Burnaby--soldier, traveler, writer, and pioneer balloonist--set out on an unofficial mission in 1875 to investigate the motives behind Russias exclusion of foreigners from Central Asia. A real-life adventure story, A Ride to Khiva... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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War at the Top of the World by Eric Margolis Publisher Comments Examines the complex geopolitics that have made the Khyber Pass and the Karakoram and Himalayan ranges the center of long-term conflicts and the source of tension between India and China.... (read more) List Price $39.95 Your price: $38.45 Adobe Digital Editions - Electronic
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Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil, and Fundamentalism in Central Asia by Ahmed Rashid Publisher Comments Shrouding themselves and their aims in deepest secrecy, the leaders of the Taliban movement control Afghanistan with an inflexible, crushing fundamentalism. The most extreme and radical of all Islamic organizations, the Taliban inspires fascination... (read more) List Price $30.00 Your price: $8.95 Used - Hardcover
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Along the Silk Road by Elizabeth Ten Grotenhuis Publisher Comments This richly illustrated, lively book is keynoted by Yo-Yo Ma's candid insights into contemporary music and the Silk Road routes of Asia. Other contributors explore the Silk Road in their roles as archaeologists, photographers, scientists and film critics.... (read more) List Price $23.95 Your price: $11.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Dragon Fighter: One Woman's Epic Struggle for Peace with China by Rebiya Kadeer Publisher Comments Along the ancient Silk Road where Europe, Asia, and Russia converge stands the four-thousand-year-old homeland of a peaceful people, the Uyghurs. Their culture is filled with music, dance, family, and love of tradition passed down by storytelling through... (read more) List Price $28.95 Your price: $11.95 Used - Hardcover
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Tournament of Shadows: The Great Game and the Race for Empire in Central Asia by Karl E Meyer Publisher Comments The original Great Game (1800–1917), the clandestine struggle between Russia and Britain for mastery of Central Asia, has long been regarded as one of the greatest geopolitical conflicts in history. The prize, control of the vast Eurasian heartland,... (read more) List Price $19.00 Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Dancer from Khiva: One Muslim Woman's Quest for Freedom by Bibish Synopsis An unflinchingly honest and, at times, troubling memoir, "The Dancer from Khiva" is a true story that offers remarkable insights into Central Asian culture through the harrowing experiences--and remarkable resiliency--of a young girl.... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Descent Into Chaos: The United States and the Failure of Nation Building in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia by Ahmed Rashid Publisher Comments The #1 New York Times bestselling author provides a shocking analysis of the crisis in Pakistan and the renewed radicalism threatening Afghanistan and the West. Ahmed Rashid is “Pakistan’s best and bravest reporter” (Christopher... (read more) List Price $27.95 Your price: $8.95 Used - Hardcover
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Great Game: The Struggle for Empire in Central Asia by Peter Hopkirk Book News Annotation Hopkirk's real-life thriller, first published in Great Britain in 1990 as The Great Game: on Secret Service in High Asia (John Murray Ltd.), tells the story of the 19th-century imperial struggle between agents of Victorian Britain and Tsarist Russia... (read more) List Price $30.00 Your price: $18.95 Used - Hardcover
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Journey to Khiva: A Writer's Search for Central Asia by Philip Glazebrook Publisher Comments AN EXPEDITION INTO THE HEART OF CENTRAL ASIA Inspired by the great adventurers of the Victorian era and intrigued by the history of the Great Game-the century-long struggle between Britain and Russia to control Central Asia-Philip Glazebrook set out on... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Red Odyssey: A Journey Through the Soviet Republics by Marat Akchurin Book News Annotation Wending his way by automobile through the Soviet Moslem and other ethnic territories during their last days under Soviet domination, Akchurin, a Tartar born in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, renders a highly personal, anecdotal portrait of the empire in the... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $10.50 Used - Hardcover
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War at the Top of the World: The Struggle for Afghanistan, Kashmir, and Tibet by Eric S Margolis Publisher Comments In this stunning read, veteran foreign correspondent Eric Margolis presents a revelatory history of the complicated and volatile conflicts that entangle one of the most beautiful and remote parts of the world.... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $4.50 Used - Hardcover
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Like Hidden Fire: The Plot to Bring Down the British Empire by Peter Hopkirk Publisher Comments A GRIPPING STORY OF IMPERIAL AMBITION, SWASHBUCKLING ADVENTURE, AND THE KAISER'S OWN JIHAD. An acclaimed historian tells, for the first time, the full story of the conspiracy between the Germans and the Turks to unleash a Muslim holy war against the... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Re-Entering the Silk Routes: Current Scandinavian Research on Central Asia by Mirja Juntunen Publisher Comments Scandinavian studies of central Asia date back to the nineteenth century and the work of Sven Hedin, the Swedish explorer of eastern Turkestan and Tibet. The political seclusion of central Asia is ending, and Scandinavian scholars are re-entering the... (read more) Your price: $17.50 Used - Hardcover
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