Scholars of Central Asia Book Database

The Scholars of Central Asia Book Database is intended to showcase the work of scholars from Central Asia.

The entries have been compiled through keyword searches on publishers’ websites, research bibliographies and searches within library collections. The inclusion criteria for the database are the following:

  • Single or multiple author monographs;
  • Works of non-fiction within the social sciences and humanities;
  • Authored or co-authored by at least one person who was born in Central Asia;
  • Published since 1991;
  • Published in any language.

The database includes entries in English, Russian and local languages from Central Asia. Entries appear in reverse chronological order by year of publication.

We update the database on a continuing basis as new work is published and we discover missing entries. This database is far from comprehensive, but it is our hope that the project will grow over time into an invaluable resource for scholars and practitioners working on the region.

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The book "Soldiers of the Caliphate: Myths and reality" by the famous Kazakh political scientist Erlan Karin provides answers to...
Category: Central Asia, Kazakhstan, Religion, Security By: Yerlan Karin
The first photographic documentation of Muslim cemeteries in Central Asia, this collection presents ethnographic material from collaborative field research in...
Category: Central Asia, Culture, History, Kyrgyzstan, Religion By: Nasser Rabbat, Elmira Köchümkulova, Altyn Kapalova
The book describes Russia's spiritual colonization through education and learning. It analyzes the essence of the twin policies of Russification...
Category: Central Asia, History, Kazakhstan, Religion By: Gulmira Mashimbaeva, Serik Mashimbaev
This book is devoted to the historical lessons of democratic choice and democratic practice of the Alash movement (1900s-1920s). Complementing...
Category: Central Asia, History, Kazakhstan By: Dina Amanzholova
This book is the result of three years of research on Holy sites, which was carried out by the Aigine...
Category: Central Asia, Culture, History, Kyrgyzstan, Religion By: Gulnara Aitpaeva
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization has existed ten years. Over this decade, the SCO has taken remarkable steps to resolve border...
Category: Central Asia, Chinese Scholarship, Geopolitics, International Relations, Journal By: Pan Guang
Using the method of quantitative analysis, this paper initially establishes a quantitative analysis model of political risk in Central Asian...
Category: Central Asia, Chinese Scholarship, Journal, Politics, Security By: Su Chang
In the context of the increasing international and regional pressures facing China's diplomacy, some Chinese academic circles have suggested that...
Category: Central Asia, Chinese Scholarship, Geopolitics, International Relations, Journal By: Zhao Huasheng
The unbalanced development of China and Russia is considered to be the biggest challenge for the future relations between the...
Category: Central Asia, Chinese Scholarship, Geopolitics, International Relations, Journal By: Zhao Huasheng
The book analyzes the formation of informational spaces in the Central Asian republics and Kazakhstan in particular. The study looks...
Category: Central Asia, Kazakhstan, Media By: Galiya Ibrayeva
Three essays—by a historian of Central Asian Islam, a Uyghur folklorist, and the curator of an accompanying exhibition at the...
Category: Central Asia, Culture, History, Identity, Religion, Uyghur, Xinjiang By: Rahile Dawut
This book examines the development of business interest representation in the post-communist countries of Eastern Europe and Eurasia. The central...
Category: Central Asia, Economics, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan By: Dinissa Duvanova
This thesis, through a case study of the Ferghana Valley in Uzbekistan, investigates the relationship between welfare and political stability,...
Category: Central Asia, Law, Politics, Uzbekistan By: Rustam Urinboyev
The book assesses the development of mass communication tools around the world and in Kazakhstan. In particular, the book emphasizes...
Category: Central Asia, Kazakhstan, Media By: Saule Barlybayeva, Gulvira Rakhimzhanova
This book is a historical study of the Tajiks in Central Asia from the ancient times to the post-Soviet era.
Category: Central Asia, History, Tajikistan By: Kirill Nourzhanov, Christian Bleuer
This work reveals the role and place of Eastern Europe in modern international relations, and examines in detail the distinct...
Category: Central Asia, International Relations, Kazakhstan By: Kamilla Sheryazdanova
Medieval Uyghur Society gives an overview of the history of the Uyghur peoples’ migration west, as well as the Turkicization...
Category: Central Asia, History, Xinjiang By: Tohti "Muzart" Tunyaz
This book reflects the life of Turkmen people from the origins of their proto-ethnicity to the emergence of a modern...
Category: Central Asia, History, Identity, Turkmenistan By: Shokhrat Kadyrov
Central Asia is located in the heart of the Eurasian continent and consists of five nation-states (Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan...
Category: Central Asia, Chinese Scholarship, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Politics, Tajikistan, Transition, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan By: Li Shuyun, Cheng Wei (ed.)
"Xiaoerjin Research (3 volumes)" is three volumes, "Xiaoerjin Research - History, Writing and Documents" is the first volume. Xiaoerjin is...
Category: Central Asia, Chinese Scholarship, Culture, History By: Liu Yingsheng
The manuscript contains 20 articles, a collection of the author's more than 20 years of related research. It mainly involves...
Category: Central Asia, Chinese Scholarship, History, Migration By: Liu Yingsheng
This book uses the historical method to investigate the social changes in Kazakh pastoral areas, analyze its historical process and...
Category: Central Asia, Chinese Scholarship, Economics, Environment, History, Nomadism, Transition, Xinjiang By: Liu Xinyu
This book provides a linguistic analysis of Central Asia. The first part assesses the four Turkic Central Asian countries of...
Category: Central Asia, Chinese Scholarship, Culture, History, Identity, Language, Migration By: Wang Xinqing, Guo Weidong
The book is devoted to the history of Kazakhstan as part of the Russian Empire. It covers the period from...
Category: Central Asia, History, Kazakhstan By: Sultan Akimbekov
The Historical Dictionary of Kazakhstan covers the history of Kazakhstan through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and a bibliography....
Category: Central Asia, Economics, History, International Relations, Kazakhstan, Politics By: Didar Kassymova, Kundakbayeva Zhanat, Markus Ustina
Focusing on migrants from Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, this study shows that the transfers of resources between receiving and sending...
Category: Central Asia, Culture, Economics, Kyrgyzstan, Migration, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan By: Delia Rahmonova-Schwarz
The article interprets the New Silk Road Strategy of the United States, defines the concept of the New Silk Road...
Category: Central Asia, Chinese Scholarship, Geopolitics, International Relations, Journal By: Zhao Huasheng
China has its own independent interests, concerns and policies on the Afghan issue. It supports the international community's assistance to...
Category: Afghanistan, Central Asia, Chinese Scholarship, Geopolitics, International Relations, Journal By: Zhao Huasheng
Altai is one of the central areas of the cradle of ancient civilizations in Central Asia, and it is the...
Category: Central Asia, Chinese Scholarship, Culture, History, Nomadism, Religion By: Zhang Zhiyao
This book examines and investigates the archeological and historical background of the Uyghurs. It also interprets medieval Uyghur manuscripts and...
Category: Central Asia, History, Xinjiang By: Dolkun Kamberi