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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782144803321

Autore

Abazov R

Titolo

Palgrave Concise Historical Atlas of Central Asia [[electronic resource] /] / by R. Abazov

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2008

ISBN

1-281-73737-2

9786611737375

0-230-61090-0

Edizione

[1st ed. 2008.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (144 p.)

Collana

Palgrave Concise Historical Atlases

Disciplina

911/.58

Soggetti

Asia—History

Historiography

World politics

Political science

Asian History

Historiography and Method

Political History

Political Science

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [113]-120) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; General Key to the Maps; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Changes in Geographical Names; I. INTRODUCTORY MAPS; II. EARLY HISTORY, SIXTH CENTURY B.C. TO SIXTH CENTURY A.D.; III. ISLAMIC GOLDEN AGE, SEVENTH TO TWELFTH CENTURIES A.D.; IV. THE MONGOLS AND THE DECLINE OF CENTRAL ASIA; V. THE ERA OF COLONIALISM AND NATION-STATE BUILDING; VI. POST-COMMUNISM AND INDEPENDENCE; Selected Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

This atlas graphically illuminates the region's history tracing back to the 8th-7th century B.C. From the spread of Islam to the invasion of the Mongols, the area has been at the crossroads of some of the world's most important developments, all succinctly explained in this book.