{"product_id":"central-asia-9780691235196","title":"Central Asia","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In his monumental \u003ci\u003eCentral Asia\u003c\/i\u003e, Adeeb Khalid puts the region at the 'crossroads of history'. A laboratory of colonialism, revolution, nation building and telescoped social and cultural transformation, it has experienced 'every achievement of modernity and every one of its disasters'.\"\u003cb\u003e---Daniel Beer, \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Khalid presents a masterful history of modern Central Asia which is at once scholarly, analytical and wonderfully accessible. . . .Adeeb Khalid deserves our gratitude for producing a path-breaking study of modern Central Asian history. One hopes it will pave the way for more.\"\u003cb\u003e---Scott C. Levi, \u003ci\u003eHistory Today ​​​​​​​\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The book is successful in revealing the two centuries of political, social and cultural history of the peoples of Central Asia, and serves to further progress knowledge about this region.\"\u003cb\u003e---Mirzokhid Askarov, \u003ci\u003eEthnic and Racial Studies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"One of the newest and comprehensive studies on the region. It is a very broad and, at the same time, concise introduction to Central Asian history.\"\u003cb\u003e---Marat Iliyasov, \u003ci\u003eThe Rest Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Formidably detailed, \u003ci\u003eCentral Asia \u003c\/i\u003eis ideal for upper-level students wondering how a chronically misunderstood region has been shaped by broad currents and dominant powers of modern world history, in concert with local actors.\"\u003cb\u003e---Andrew M. Wender, \u003ci\u003eWorld History Connected\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403920843095,"sku":"9780691235196","price":20.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691235196.jpg?v=1730484891","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/central-asia-9780691235196","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}