Central Asia Research Forum
About the Book Series
Central Asia Research Forum is a series designed to present cutting-edge research on the Central Asia region spanning the whole of the social sciences.
Founding editor: Shirin Akiner, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, UK.
Qaidu and the Rise of the Independent Mongol State In Central Asia
1st Edition
By Michal Biran
February 29, 2016
Qaidu (1236-1301), one of the great rebels in the history of the Mongol Empire, was the grandson of Ogedei, the son Genghis Khan had chosen to be his heir. This boof recounts the dynastic convolutions and power struggle leading up to his rebellion and subsequent events....
Turkmenistan’s Foreign Policy: Positive Neutrality and the consolidation of the Turkmen Regime
1st Edition
By Luca Anceschi
December 18, 2015
Turkmenistan, an independent nation since 1991, is a strategically important Central Asian state. This book covers the most significant period of the establishment of the Turkmen political regime. At the core of this book is the Doctrine of Positive Neutrality, which, from 1995 onwards, constituted...
Tradition and Society in Turkmenistan: Gender, Oral Culture and Song
1st Edition
By Carole Blackwell
December 11, 2015
This unique study of Turkmen women and their folk songs looks at religion, ritual and family as seen through the eyes of the women and their songs....
Azeri Women in Transition: Women in Soviet and Post-Soviet Azerbaijan
1st Edition
By Dr Farideh Heyat
February 27, 2015
This study of women and gender in a Muslim society draws on archival and literary sources as well as the life stories of women of different generations to offer a unique ethnographic and historical account of the lives of urban women in contemporary Azerbaijan. Focussing on a group of professional ...
The Life of Alimqul: A Native Chronicle of Nineteenth Century Central Asia
1st Edition
By Timur Beisembiev
February 27, 2015
This work studies a narrative devoted to the history of the Kokand Khanate, a state that played a great role in Central Asian history in the 18th and 19th centuries, controlling territory equal to continental western Europe, until it was conquered by the Russian Empire in 1876. This unique ...
Religion and Security in South and Central Asia
1st Edition
Edited
By K. Warikoo
March 07, 2014
Religion and security play an important role in traditional societies. In South and Central Asia, traditional and moderate Islamic beliefs and practices with strong indigenous and Sufi content are diametrically opposed to radical Wahabi and Taliban brands of Islam intolerant of other cultures and ...
The Political Economy of Reform in Central Asia: Uzbekistan under Authoritarianism
1st Edition
By Martin C. Spechler
April 30, 2012
This book examines the economic reforms and material progress made since the Central Asian republics became independent from the Soviet Union in 1991. Without some of the neo-liberal reforms recommended by the "Washington Consensus" and with an authoritarian presidency, Uzbekistan, the largest of ...
The Economics and Politics of Oil in the Caspian Basin: The Redistribution of Oil Revenues in Azerbaijan and Central Asia
1st Edition
Edited
By Boris Najman, Richard Pomfret, Gaël Raballand
February 03, 2012
The Caspian Basin region has boomed since the late 1990s due to new oil discoveries, new pipelines that have diversified countries' transport options and world oil prices that have risen from below $10 in 1998 to $70 in 2006. This book analyzes the experience of the Caspian countries during the ...
The Politics of Knowledge in Central Asia: Science between Marx and the Market
1st Edition
By Sarah Amsler
November 24, 2011
Through careful historical and ethnographic research and extensive use of local scholarly works, this book provides a persuasive and careful analysis of the production of knowledge in Central Asia. The author demonstrates that classical theories of science and society are inadequate for ...
Muslim Reformist Political Thought: Revivalists, Modernists and Free Will
1st Edition
By Sarfraz Khan
October 15, 2010
There are two main trends distinguishable amongst Muslim reformists - revivalists and modernists. This book charts and analyses the main trends of Muslim reformist political thought in Bukhara. It is the first to utilize original sources preserved in Soviet archives that were previously ...
Energy, Wealth and Governance in the Caucasus and Central Asia: Lessons not learned
1st Edition
Edited
By Richard Auty, Indra de Soysa
January 13, 2006
Drawing upon recent progress in development economics and political science, the book provides fresh analysis of the Caucasus and Central Asia (CCA) countries transition to a market economy by tracing the impact of natural resource endowment. The book examines the synergies between energy-rich and ...
The Caspian: Politics, Energy and Security
1st Edition
Edited
By Shirin Akiner
September 01, 2004
The Caspian redefines a Caspian debate long characterized by one-sided and politically motivated analyses and, at times, fantastic reporting. Bringing together a range of influential voices from academia, the media, the oil industry, civil service, the military and diplomatic corps, this book ...