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UNINA9910819120503321 |
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Autore |
Abazov Rafis |
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Titolo |
The Palgrave concise historical atlas of central Asia / / Rafis Abazov |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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New York, : Palgrave Macmillan, 2008 |
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ISBN |
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1-281-73737-2 |
9786611737375 |
0-230-61090-0 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (144 p.) |
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Collana |
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Palgrave Concise Historical Atlases |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Asia, Central History |
Asia, Central Historical geography Maps |
Asia, Central History Maps |
Asia, Central Antiquities Maps |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [113]-120) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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. |
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