"The book examines the Soviet experience in constructing socialist nations while preserving a unitary political and state regime. The communist...

The book analyses the role of mobility in the spread of Russian rule in Eurasia during the 19th century and...

The book illuminates imperial Russia's attempts to codify Kazakh customary law and the construction of knowledge about legal culture in...

Based on archival research and statistical data, the author reconstructs the late-Soviet period in vibrant detail. The author describes the...

Тлостанова показывает, как искусство стало средством деколонизации и создания современной постсоветской идентичности.

This work discusses the issues of historiography and sources on the history of the Siberian Khanate in the context of...

The book examines Tajikistan through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and over 600 cross-referenced dictionary entries on important...

Identity and Memory in Post-Soviet Central Asia looks at the tradition of historical construction in Central Asia. By collecting views...

The book's main focuses are historical processes and historical heroes that contributed to the formation of fraternal relations between the...

Pamiris, or Badakhshanis in popular discourse, form a small group of Iranic peoples who inhabit the mountainous region of the...

The Agony of Socialism uniquely blends the personal experiences of ordinary Kazakhs in the Soviet Union with reflections on the...

Переписывание нации в современной казахской литературе – это книга о культурных преобразованиях и траекториях национального воображения в современном Казахстане.

The book presents the author’s analysis of medieval Islamic architectural monuments described in the Safarname (Book of Travels) of Nasir...

Abykayeva-Tiesenhausen re-evaluates the imperial project of the Soviet state, placing the Orientalist undercurrent found within art and propaganda production in...

In Ancient Heritage of Täklimakan and Uyghur Urbiculture, Dr. Dolkun Kamberi helps readers understand that the Taklimakan was the main...

This volume aims to shed light on various aspects of mazars from the points-of-view of twenty different specialists, aiding readers...

Despite Cultures examines the realities of Soviet state-building in Tajikistan throughout the 1920s and 1930s. Based on extensive archival research,...

In Uyghurs and Uyghur Identity, Dr. Dolkun Kamberi helps readers understand Uyghur culture, language, literature, history, art, and religious identity,...

This work offers a narrative into the history of the Kokand Khanate drawn from an ancient manuscript. This unique record,...

"The History of Medieval Uyghur" uses newly unearthed Uyghur literature and other first-hand historical materials to ascertain the degree of...

Presenting a study of regime transition, political transformation, and the challenges that faced the post-Communist republics of Central Asia after...

This book is devoted to the historical lessons of democratic choice and democratic practice of the Alash movement (1900s-1920s). Complementing...

This book is the result of three years of research on Holy sites, which was carried out by the Aigine...

This book is a historical study of the Tajiks in Central Asia from the ancient times to the post-Soviet era.

The book describes Russia's spiritual colonization through education and learning. It analyzes the essence of the twin policies of Russification...

Three essays—by a historian of Central Asian Islam, a Uyghur folklorist, and the curator of an accompanying exhibition at the...

The book is devoted to the history of Kazakhstan as part of the Russian Empire. It covers the period from...

The Historical Dictionary of Kazakhstan covers the history of Kazakhstan through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and a bibliography....

This book examines and investigates the archeological and historical background of the Uyghurs. It also interprets medieval Uyghur manuscripts and...

The book examines the development of Soviet politics in political-administrative and sociocultural terms with regard to national minorities. The creation...