Asia - Central Asia
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Ghost Nation: The Story of Taiwan and Its Struggle for Survival
$30.00 Read moreChris Horton is a freelance reporter in Taiwan, having covered cross-strait politics, domestic politics, the economy, culture and breaking news in Taiwan for The New York Times, Bloomberg, The Atlant… [more below]
- Author: Horton, Chris
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: February 10 2026
- ISBN10: 1035034026
- Language: English
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The Loom of Time: Between Empire and Anarchy, from the Mediterranean to China
$23.00 Add to cartA stunning exploration of the Greater Middle East, where lasting stability has often seemed just out of reach but may hold the key to the shifting world order of the twenty-first century
“Engaging . .- Author: Kaplan, Robert D.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: January 14 2025
- ISBN10: 0593242815
- Language: English
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Return of a King: The Battle for Afghanistan, 1839-42
$25.00 Add to cartA Best Book of the Year: The Economist, Slate, Kirkus Reviews
In 1839, nearly 20,000 British troops poured through the mountain passes into Afghanistan and installed the exiled Shah Shuja on the thron- Author: Dalrymple, William
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 592
- Publish Date: January 14 2014
- ISBN10: 0307948536
- Language: English
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Hydraulic Societies: Water, Power, and Control in East and Central Asian History
$39.95 Read moreHydraulic Societies explores the linked themes of water, power, state-building, and hydraulic control. Bringing together a range of ecological, geographical, chronological, and methodological perspect
- Author: Breyfogle, Nicholas B.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: June 15 2023
- ISBN10: 0870712373
- Language: English
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The Changing Geopolitics of Central Asia and the Caucasus
$21.95 Add to cartThe geopolitical environment surrounding Central Asia and the Caucasus has changed dramatically over the past decade, with important implications for American and European interests. Regional and grea
- Author: Cornell, Svante E.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 214
- Publish Date: September 12 2023
- ISBN10: 1956450785
- Language: English
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Games Without Rules: The Often Interrupted History of Afghanistan
$18.99 Add to cartBy the author of Destiny Disrupted: An enlightening, lively, accessible, history of Afghanistan from 1840 to today, from the Afghan point of view, that illuminates how Great Power conflicts have inte… [more below]
- Author: Ansary, Tamim
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: March 04 2014
- ISBN10: 1610393198
- Language: English
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The New Secularism in the Muslim World: Religion and the State in Central Asia and Azerbaijan
$21.95 Add to cartAcross the Muslim world, religion and politics have become increasingly mixed in the past century, with devastating consequences. But there are signs that the ascendancy of political Islam may be comi
- Author: Cornell, Svante E.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 314
- Publish Date: March 02 2023
- ISBN10: 1956450629
- Language: English
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Empires of the Silk Road: A History of Central Eurasia from the Bronze Age to the Present
$22.95 Add to cartAn epic account of the rise and fall of the Silk Road empires
The first complete history of Central Eurasia from ancient times to the present day, Empires of the Silk Road represents a fundamental ret- Author: Beckwith, Christopher I.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 512
- Publish Date: May 08 2011
- ISBN10: 0691150346
- Language: English
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Central Asia: A New History from the Imperial Conquests to the Present
$29.95 Add to cartA major history of Central Asia and how it has been shaped by modern world events
Central Asia is often seen as a remote and inaccessible land on the peripheries of modern history. Encompassing Uzbeki- Author: Khalid, Adeeb
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 576
- Publish Date: November 29 2022
- ISBN10: 0691235198
- Language: English
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The Blood Telegram: Nixon, Kissinger, and a Forgotten Genocide (Pulitzer Prize Finalist)
$18.00 Add to cartFinalist for the Pulitzer Prize in General Nonfiction
Winner of the Council on Foreign Relations’ Arthur Ross Book Award
Winner of the Lionel Gelber Prize for Best Foreign Affairs Book
Winner of the Asia- Author: Bass, Gary J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 544
- Publish Date: July 15 2014
- ISBN10: 0307744620
- Language: English
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Lost Enlightenment: Central Asia’s Golden Age from the Arab Conquest to Tamerlane
$23.95 Add to cartThe forgotten story of Central Asia’s enlightenment–its rise, fall, and enduring legacy
In this sweeping and richly illustrated history, S. Frederick Starr tells the fascinating but largely unknown s- Author: Starr, S. Frederick
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 680
- Publish Date: June 02 2015
- ISBN10: 0691165858
- Language: English
