March of Central Asia
Title | March of Central Asia PDF eBook |
Author | Ram Rahul |
Publisher | Indus Publishing |
Pages | 220 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | Asia, Central |
ISBN | 9788173871092 |
It is the chronicle of the march of all central Asia, through twenty centuries. It tells of the condition and circumstances of all central Asia.
Central Asia's Second Chance
Title | Central Asia's Second Chance PDF eBook |
Author | Martha Brill Olcott |
Publisher | Brookings Institution Press |
Pages | 404 |
Release | 2010-03-01 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 0870032879 |
A leading authority on Central Asia offers a sweeping review of the region's path from independence to the post-9/11 world. The first decade of Central Asian independence was disappointing for those who envisioned a straightforward transition from Soviet republics to independent states with market economies and democratic political systems. Leaders excused political failures by pointing to security risks, including the presence of terrorist training camps in Afghanistan. The situation changed dramatically after 9/11, when the camps were largely destroyed and the United States introduced a military presence. More importantly the international community engaged with these states to give them a "second chance" to address social and economic problems. But neither the aid-givers nor the recipients were willing to approach problems in new ways. Now, terrorists groups are once again making their presence felt and some states may be becoming global security risks. This book explores how the region squandered its second chance and what might happen next.
Russia's March Towards India
Title | Russia's March Towards India PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | London, S. Low, Marston & Company |
Pages | 338 |
Release | 1894 |
Genre | Asia |
ISBN |
Central Asia in World History
Title | Central Asia in World History PDF eBook |
Author | Peter B. Golden |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 194 |
Release | 2011-01-26 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0199793174 |
A vast region stretching roughly from the Volga River to Manchuria and the northern Chinese borderlands, Central Asia has been called the "pivot of history," a land where nomadic invaders and Silk Road traders changed the destinies of states that ringed its borders, including pre-modern Europe, the Middle East, and China. In Central Asia in World History, Peter B. Golden provides an engaging account of this important region, ranging from prehistory to the present, focusing largely on the unique melting pot of cultures that this region has produced over millennia. Golden describes the traders who braved the heat and cold along caravan routes to link East Asia and Europe; the Mongol Empire of Chinggis Khan and his successors, the largest contiguous land empire in history; the invention of gunpowder, which allowed the great sedentary empires to overcome the horse-based nomads; the power struggles of Russia and China, and later Russia and Britain, for control of the area. Finally, he discusses the region today, a key area that neighbors such geopolitical hot spots as Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and China.
Russia's March Towards India
Title | Russia's March Towards India PDF eBook |
Author | Indian officer |
Publisher | |
Pages | 366 |
Release | 1894 |
Genre | Asia |
ISBN |
A Journey in Khorassan and Central Asia
Title | A Journey in Khorassan and Central Asia PDF eBook |
Author | Robert John Kennedy |
Publisher | |
Pages | 114 |
Release | 1891 |
Genre | Asia, Central |
ISBN |
A Journey in Khorassan and Central Asia, March and April, 1890
Title | A Journey in Khorassan and Central Asia, March and April, 1890 PDF eBook |
Author | Sir Robert John Kennedy |
Publisher | |
Pages | 101 |
Release | 1890 |
Genre | |
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