The Turks of Central Asia
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
The Turks of Central Asia
By (Author) Charles W. Hostler
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Praeger Publishers Inc
30th June 1993
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Asian history
958.004
Physical Properties
Hardback
256
Description
This study presents researched data on the 55 million Turkish-speaking peoples of the former Soviet Union and Central Asia. The historical background of - and the recent developments in - Central Asia and the Trans-Caucasus are presented in detail. Hostler's conclusions stress the present instability and the potential strategic and economic importance of Central Asia, as well as the competing roles of Turkey, Iran, Russia and other countries. This book follows a standard, traditional historical approach. It should be of interest to scholars and policy-makers.
Reviews
. . .a significant resource for background on this less well known area.-Choice
The power of this one-volume authoritative source comes not only from its all-inclusive range that covers all Turkish ethnic groups but also from its analysis of the various intellectual paradigms that shaped the Turkic world in the last one hundred years. The chapter on Pan Turkism, '' for example, should be consulted by all those who want a crash course in this often misunderstood ideology. If there's one book you'd like to buy and read these days to know the Turkic world better, this is it.-The Turkish Times
." . .a significant resource for background on this less well known area."-Choice
"The power of this one-volume authoritative source comes not only from its all-inclusive range that covers all Turkish ethnic groups but also from its analysis of the various intellectual paradigms that shaped the Turkic world in the last one hundred years. The chapter on Pan Turkism, '' for example, should be consulted by all those who want a crash course in this often misunderstood ideology. If there's one book you'd like to buy and read these days to know the Turkic world better, this is it."-The Turkish Times
Author Bio
DR. CHARLES WARREN HOSTLER was the U.S. Ambassador to Bahrain until March 1993. He has spent over 50 years traveling, researching, and studying the Moslem world, especially in Central Asia.
