{"product_id":"islamic-central-asia-9780253221407","title":"Islamic Central Asia","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn anthology of primary documents for the study of Central Asian history. It illustrates important aspects of the social, cultural, political, and economic history of Islamic Central Asia. It covers the period from the 7th-century Arab conquests to the 19th-century Russian colonial era.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e[A]n excellent collection, which will be a valuable sourcebook for courses on the history of Central Asia and Islamic history. As the first English-language anthology of historical sources on the region, it provides a wealth of materials, which can be used to cover a wide variety of themes. It should be on the syllabus of any undergraduate course on the history of Central Asia.\u003c\/p\u003e * Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe collection of this large number of primary sources into a single volume in readable English translation and published in paperback will make this a widely used resource for teaching the history of Central Asia at English-language universities everywhere.\u003c\/p\u003e * Ab Imperio *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e[T]he anthology is set up in an exemplary manner and the sources describe the extensive history . . . [It] will occupy an important place in studies on the history of Central Asia, the expansion of Islam, and the relationship between the peoples in the Islamic cultural world . . .\u003c\/p\u003e * Asiatische Studien \/ Études Asiatiques *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e[T]his is a fascinating and much-needed collection.\u003c\/p\u003e * Central Asian Survey *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis careful compilation includes court chronicles, memoirs, legal documents, poetry, and more. The breadth of the coverage skillfully illustrates how Central Asia today is the result of many cultures, languages, and ethnicities. . . . Summing Up: Essential. A must for collections on Central Asia. October 2010, Vol. 48 No. 2\u003c\/p\u003e * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eNote on Translation and Transliteration\u003cbr\u003eMap\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003ePart 1. Central Asia in the Early Islamic Period, Seventh–Tenth Centuries\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e A. Central Asia and the Arab Conquests\u003cbr\u003e B. Central Asia under the Samanids\u003cbr\u003e C. The Age of Learning\u003cbr\u003ePart 2. Encounter with the Turks\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e A. Turkic Peoples of the Steppe\u003cbr\u003e B. Qarakhanids: The First Turkic Muslim State in Central Asia\u003cbr\u003e C. Central Asia in the Eleventh and Twelfth Centuries\u003cbr\u003ePart 3. The Mongol Empire\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e A. Temujin and the Rise of the Mongol Empire\u003cbr\u003ePart 4. Timur and the Timurids\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e A. Timur's Rise and Rule\u003cbr\u003e B. Central Asia in the Fifteenth Century\u003cbr\u003ePart 5. Central Asia in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e A. The Shïbanids and Central Asian Society in the Sixteenth Century\u003cbr\u003e B. Central Asia in the Seventeenth Century\u003cbr\u003ePart 6. Central Asia in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e A. The Age of Transition\u003cbr\u003e B. The Uzbek Tribal Dynasties\u003cbr\u003e C. The \"Great Game\" to Russian Rule\u003cbr\u003eGlossary\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400661901655,"sku":"9780253221407","price":20.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780253221407.jpg?v=1730471235","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/islamic-central-asia-9780253221407","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}