Central Asia Archaeology & History

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ISBN: 9781626430747
Published by : Bridge 21 Publications
Xinjiang, named in 1759 by Emperor Qianlong (乾隆 1711-1799) of the Manchu-led Qing dynasty of China, was ruled by the Qing from the final phase of the Dzungar-Qing Wars when the Dzungar Khanate was conquered, and lasted until the fall of the imperi... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781912667468
Published by : Spink Books
Who were the Kushan? Why does a powerful Central Asian empire that thrived for centuries rarely appear in world history books? To address questions raised by this obscure yet highly influential period of ancient history, David Jongeward, author of... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780822946144
Published by : University of Pittsburgh Press
Series: Central Eurasia in Context
Steppe Dreams concerns the political significance of temporality in Kazakhstan, as manifested in public events and performances, and its reverberating effects in the personal lives of Kazakhstanis. Like many holidays in the post-Soviet sphere, pub... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780822945970
Published by : University of Pittsburgh Press
Series: Central Eurasia in Context
In the first half of the eighteenth century, Central Asia’s Bukharan Khanate descended into a crisis from which it would not recover. Bukharans suffered failed harvests and famine, a severe fiscal downturn, invasions from the north and the south, ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9789004324978
Published by : Brill
Fitful Histories and Unruly Publics re-examines the relationship between Eurasia’s past and its present by interrogating the social construction of time and the archaeological production of culture. Traditionally, archaeological research in Eurasi... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9788857516349
Published by : Mimesis International
Volume: 8
Heliacal Phenomena is a parallel to the author's Eclipses, being another astronomical introduction for Humanists. The aim is that of providing Humanists with a general overview on the importance of heliacal phenomena from the standpoints of histo... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9789088902444
Published by : Sidestone Press
The famous ‘Silk Roads’ have long evoked a romantic picture of travel through colourful civilizations that connected the western and eastern poles of Eurasia, facilitating the exchange of exotic luxury goods, peoples, pathogens and ideas. But how ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781878529374
Published by : Kodansha
The artist FH Andrews' appreciation of the beauty of form, and the signifi cance of artistic style, was a perfect complement to Sir Aurel Stein's more scientific approach to his archaeological discoveries; on this basis, Andrews friendship and coo... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780714124216
Published by : British Museum Press
Sir Aurel Stein (1862-1943) is renowned for his archaeological expeditions to Central Asia, India, Iran, Iraq and Jordan. The mass of books and correspondence that he collected during his lifetime are distributed among collections in Britain an... .... Learn More