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Delve into Central Asia's complex history to learn how the nations of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan have evolved through the centuries to become cultural hotspots in recent years

Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-204) and index

The stans : new states, old societies -- Ancient state formations -- Early history : Islamization and the birth of Central Asian nations (seventh through fourteenth centuries) -- The medieval states of Central Asia (fifteenth through nineteenth centuries) -- Russian colonization (1865-1917) -- The revolutionary era (1917-1924) -- The Soviet rule (1925-1991) -- Post-Soviet transformation -- Political and legal thought of Central Asia

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