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History of Civilizations of Central Asia
Volume V: Development in Contrast: from the Sixteenth to the Mid-nineteenth Century
Edited by Chahryar Adle and Irfan HabibCo-Editor: Karl M. Baipakov
Multiple History series
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46,00 €
Book, 934 pages, illustrations, colour and B&W photographs, maps, line drawings
Format: 24.5 x 16.5 cm
2003, 978-92-3-103876-1
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The multi-volume History of Civilizations of Central Asia is the first attempt to present a comprehensive picture of this subject. The publication of this work falls well within UNESCO's terms of reference since the underlying research was conducted by a distinguished international team of specialists which for many years laboured in harmony at the task of presenting to a wider public the civilizations of this vast area located at the heart of the Eurasian continent. The volumes will reveal the cultures that flourished and vanished in this area, from the dawn of civilization to the present time. Only a few names such as those of Samarkand, Bukhara or Khiva, are familiar to a wider public; eminent specialists, many of them native to the region, now lift the curtain to reveal a richer, more varied civilization. To a great extent, the history of the ancient and medieval world was shaped by the movements of peoples in this heartland of Eurasia, stretching from the Caspian Sea in the west to the borders of China proper in the east. This volume continues the history of Central Asian civilizations from c. 1500 to c. 1850, a period which saw the last medieval empires, notably the Uzbeks, Safavids, Mughals and Dzungars, and witnessed the early impact of colonialism. Like the preceding volumes, the present one also deals with all the diverse elements of culture. It describes the last phase of nomadism as a viable system of social organization; the effects on Central Asian economies of the shift of the main lines of international trade from the Great Silk Route to the oceanic routes; the various schools of art; the last great age of classical Persian literature and the growth of Turkic literatures; and, finally, in the religious sphere, the Shi'ite triumph in Persia, the conversion of the Mongol peoples to Buddhism, and the rise of Sikhism. It also analyses the problem of the lag in Central Asian scientific and technological development in relation to Europe and the nature of early colonialism - notably British and Russian - in Central Asia. The conclusion sums up the main trends in Central Asian history from the sixteenth to the mid-nineteenth century. Also available:
Volume I: The Dawn of Civilization: Earliest Times to 700 B.C.
Volume II: The Development of Sedentary and Nomadic Civilizations: 700 B.C. to A.D. 250
Volume III: The Crossroads of Civilization: A.D. 250 to 750
Volume IV: The Age of Achievement: A.D. 750 to the End of the Fifteenth Century
Part One: The Historical, Social and Economic Setting
Part Two: The Achievements
Volume VI: Towards the Contemporary Period: From the Mid-nineteenth to the End of the Twentieth Century
KEYWORDS · Ancient civilizations · Architecture · Asian art · Asian history · Asian literature · Central Asia · Central Asian cultures · Cultural history · Economic history · History of science · Modern history · Political history · Religious history · Social history
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