02412namaa2200421uu 4500 doab97631 oapen 20260305123951.0 m o d cr|mn|---annan 230303s2022 xx |||||o ||| 0|eng d 9780367178406 9780429057977 9780429057977 9781032050096 10.4324/9780429057977 doi oapen oapen eng dc Isaacs, Rico edt Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Central Asia Taylor & Francis 2022 1 online resource text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Free-to-read Unrestricted online access star The Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Central Asia offers the first comprehensive, cross-disciplinary overview of key issues in Central Asian Studies. The 30 chapters by leading and emerging scholars summarise major findings in the field and highlight long-term trends, recent observations, and future developments in the region. The handbook features case studies of all five Central Asian republics and is organised thematically in seven sections: History, Politics, Geography, International Relations, Political Economy, Society and Culture, Religion. An essential cross-disciplinary reference work, the handbook offers an accessible and easy to understand guide to the core issues permeating the region to enable readers to grasp the fundamental challenges, transformations and themes in contemporary Central Asia. It will be of interest to researchers, academics and students of the region and those working in the field of Area Studies, History, Anthropology, Politics and International Relations. All rights reserved http://oapen.org/content/about-rights English Central Asia, contemporary, handbook thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GT Interdisciplinary studies::GTM Regional / International studies Isaacs, Rico oth Marat, Erica edt Marat, Erica oth DOAB Library. https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/97631 0 Free-to-read: DOAB: description of the publication 93052 93052