Tlostanova shows how art has become a medium for decolonization and the making of modern-day post-Soviet identities.

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

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

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

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

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

This biography book tells about the life and career of a Russian orientalist, Andrei Maji, who made major contributions to...

This monograph covers the history of handicrafts of the Khivan khanate between the second half of the 18th century and...

Drawing upon numerous manuscripts from China and Central Asia, the articles presented in this volume by leading scholars in the...

The first volume of "History of Central Asia" mainly discusses the primitive cultures, the early civilizations, and the history of...

The second volume of "History of Central Asia" deals with the history of Central Asia from the middle of the...

The third volume of "History of Central Asia" discusses the history of the rise, development and decline of the Turkic...

The fourth volume of "History of Central Asia" discusses the history of the rise, development and decline of the Mongols...

The History of Central Asia (Volume VI) discusses the history of Central Asia for nearly two centuries from the 1820s...

Rewriting the Nation in Modern Kazakh Literature is a book about cultural transformations and trajectories of national imagination in modern...

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

The book explores the gendered aspects of the construction of Soviet identity, focusing on the formation of the new Soviet...

Based on materials from the archives in Russian Federation and Kazakhstan, the book examines the case of Soviet economic modernization...

This book describes the experiences of a group of Kyrgyz herders of Soviet Uzbekistan who worked on Uzbek collective farms...

This book is a study of the political relationship between the nomadic Turkic Khanate in the north and the agricultural...

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...

Before Yuan Shizu Kublai Khan came to the throne, the Great Mongolian country had carried out three large-scale western expeditions,...

Turning Disadvantages into Advantages—How did the Silk Road come into being? (1) Interaction of other civilization centers and the relative...

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

The book is devoted to the history of Eurasia through an analysis of key moments in its history. It focuses...

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,...

This book is devoted to the history of economic and cultural transformations that took place in northern Tajikistan during the...