1. Conquerors, Khans and Communists -- 2. The Two Revolutions - 1917 and 1991 -- 3. Socialism along the Silk Road - Economy and Society in Central Asia -- 4. At the Centre of the World - Uzbekistan -- 5. Warriors of the Turquoise Hills - Kazakhstan -- 6. The Cradle of the Earth - Kyrgyzstan -- 7. The Mountains of Islam - Tajikistan -- 8. The Desert Horsemen - Turkmenistan -- 9. The Great Game Revisited - Central Asia's Foreign Policy -- 10. Uncertain Homelands - Security, Islam and Nationalism -- Appendix: Data and Chronologies. Uzbekistan. Kazakhstan. Kyrgyzstan. Tajikistan. Turkmenistan
Analysis
Asia, Central
Cultural identity
Ethnic relations
History
International comparisons
Islam
Nationalism
New World Order
Overseas item
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 270-273) and index