A Political and Cultural History of Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan,Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkey, and Iran.The former Soviet republics of Central
Asia comprise a sprawling,
politically pivotal and richly cultured area. Yet they remain poorly represented
in libraries and mainstream media. They have
experienced tremendous socio-political change since their inception. But despite
the growth of oil wealth, the arrival of western tourists, and the competition
for influence by the US, China and Russia, the spirit of
Central Asia has remained untouched at its core. In this comprehensive book,
Dilip Hiro analyses the present-day politics, economics and peoples of Central
Asia and its neighbouring areas in an international context. In