Inside Central Asia

The former Soviet republics of Central Asia comprise a sprawling, politically pivotal, densely populated, and richly cultured area of the world. Yet they remain poorly represented in libraries and mainstream media. Since their political inception during the rule of Joseph Stalin, they have experienced tremendous socio-political change. But despite this, the growth of oil wealth, the arrival of Western tourists and businessmen, and the competition for influence by the U.S., China and Russia, the spirit of Central Asia has remained untouched at its core. In this comprehensive up-to-date survey, renowned political writer and historian Dilip Hiro offers a lucid analytical narrative that places the present-day politics, economics and peoples of Central Asia and neighbouring Turkey and Iran into an international context. Given the strategic location of this region, its predominantly Muslim population, and its hydrocarbon and other valuable resources, it is not surprising that this vast expanse of Eurasia is emerging as one of the most potentially influential - and coveted - areas of the globe.

ISBN 0715641506   DEWEY edition DC22 ISBN13 9780715641507 (What's this?)   Pages 480 Publisher Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd   Published in London Imprint Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd   Height (mm) 198 Format Paperback   Width (mm) 129 Publication date 17 Nov 2011   Academic level General DEWEY 958

'Hiro is a model political analyst. His approach is as incorrigibly non-partisan as it is methodical' Sunday Times 'for readers who still get their stansA" mixed up and don't know their inner Mongolia from their outer one - A detailed and nuanced overview... thorough and diligent... deliberately brings out themes of ethnic tensions, religious intolerance and struggle for political identity ' Financial Times 'Hiro is a prolific author... this work is littered with perceptive points... This is a useful, well-researched, detailed and intelligent book' Jason Burke Literary Review 'Inside Central Asia is a conscientious guide to the region, full of dependable history-telling and analysis' Economist

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