Islamic Central Asia: An Anthology of Historical Sources - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 0253353858 ISBN 13: 9780253353856

Casa editrice: Indiana Univ Pr, 2009

Riassunto

Islamic Central Asia is the first English-language anthology of primary documents for the study of Central Asian history. Scott C. Levi and Ron Sela draw from a vast array of historical sources to illustrate important aspects of the social, cultural, political, and economic history of Islamic Central Asia. These documents—many newly translated and most not readily available for study—cover the period from the 7th-century Arab conquests to the 19th-century Russian colonial era and provide new insights into the history and significance of the region.

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Recensione

"Situated at the heart of the so-called Silk Road, the peoples of Central Asia witnessed numerous invasions, migrations, and exchanges of religions and cultures, goods and technologies. Central Asia has been exoticized in the West--and in the East--and has captivated the imagination of many. While emphasizing some of the remarkable aspects of Central Asian history, this anthology also examines daily lives in periods of great achievements and important transformations as well as times of crisis, strife and isolation." --from the introduction

L'autore

Scott C. Levi is Associate Professor of Central Asian History at The Ohio State University. He is author of The Indian Diaspora in Central Asia and Its Trade, 1550–1900 and editor of India and Central Asia: Commerce and Culture, 1500–1800.

Ron Sela is Assistant Professor of Central Asian History in the Department of Central Eurasian Studies at Indiana University Bloomington. He is author of The Legendary Biographies of Tamerlane: Islam and Heroic Apocrypha in Central Asia.

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• Editore: Indiana Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0253353858
• ISBN 13: 9780253353856
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 318
• Redattore: Levi Scott C., Sela Ron