How to Find Luxury Hotels in Kyrgyzstan
Sometimes referred to as "the Switzerland of Central Asia" due to its mountainous landscape (and landlocked location), Kyrgyzstan is graced with natural beauty. The capital, Bishkek, boasts a lush green landscape and some of the friendliest ... [... more]
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How to Find Luxury Hotels in Tajikistan
Tajikistan, a nation located in former Soviet Central Asia, recently gained its independence. The country is becoming popular with adventure-seekers who travel there to ride camels, see ancient ruins and climb the famous peaks of the Pamir and ... [... more]
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How to Book Travel on Turkmenistan Airlines
Turkmenistan Airlines is the main airline servicing the country of Turkmenistan, in central Asia. One of the only airlines that offers international travel without a way to book it online, they rely on their embassy Web site to instruct foreign ... [... more]
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How to Find Cheap Hotels in Kazakhstan
One of the former Soviet Republics, Kazakhstan stretches across a large expanse of Central Asia, and is notable for having a small area west of the Urals in Europe. The ninth largest country in the world in area, Kazakhstan is actually sparsely ... [... more]
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Snakes!
The ball python comes from central Asia and is one of the varieties that can make a good pet. This species is generally fairly docile, but it can grow to considerable size. Like many snakes, it also has specialized food requirements -- posibly ... [... more]
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Antony Karasulas
For more than 2,000 years hordes of mounted nomadic archers from the vastness of the steppe and from Central Asia spewed out into China, the Middle East, and Europe. Feared and reviled, they were a formidable threat to the lands they invaded. ... [... more]
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Echinops gmelinii
Central Asia, Mongolia, China This species of globe thistle is an erect, clump-forming perennial which typically grows to only 2' tall on stiff stems. Spiny-margined, oblong leaves are rough green above and downy white below. Globular, ... [... more]
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Clan Politics and Regime Transition in Central Asia
 Book Description: This book is a study of the role of clan networks in Central Asia from the early Soviet period through 2004. The book explores the social, economic, and historical roots of clans, and their political role and political transformation in [... more]
$72.00
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Central Asia: One Hundred Thirty Years of Russian ...
Foremost American scholar in this field shares his knowledge: Dr. Edward Allworth became the foremost scholar in the USA on Central Asian history with his book "Central Asia A Century of Russian Rule." His views were factual and less culturally [... more]
$34.95
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Palgrave Concise Historical Atlas of Central Asia
best of the central asian atlases for the money: This is a nice atlas with useful information, even though it is not full color. Simply put, there are no competing atlases about Central Asia costing less than $150, so this is your only option if you're [... more]
$75.00
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The Transformation of Central Asia: States and Societies ...
Misleading title: I was assigned this book as part of the reading for a class I took at Princeton on Central Asia. I have very mixed feelings about it. Each section is written by a different author. Some are almost unreadable. Most chapters focus on very [... more]
$23.95
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The Empire of the Steppes: A History of Central Asia
The Wrath of Khans: A work of historical research is certainly a well-respected classic when it is used as a primary reference in just about every subsequent book on the subject. Rene Grousset's history is truly monumental, covering the vast steppe [... more]
$29.95
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