About the Book The book attempts to address problems associated with
resuscitation of the Eurasian paradigm, which has resulted in renewed debates
and discussions about a space that though imagined as a 'heartland' has tended
to be represented as a periphery. There have been reappraisals about culture and
identity that relate not only to the present but also re-contextualizes the
past. There is increasing recognition of the need for new methodological
terminologies that take note of these alternative perspectives in the present
context. The book presents an opportunity not only for reflecting and reviewing
existing ideas but also reformulating and conjoining them in ways that better
reflect the