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  • The Origins of the Civil War in Tajikistan

    Nationalism, Islamism, and Violent Conflict in Post-Soviet Space

    by Tim Epkenhans ...
    Series series Contemporary Central Asia: Societies, Politics, and Cultures
    In May 1992 political and social tensions in the former Soviet Republic of Tajikistan escalated to a devastating civil war, which killed approximately 40,000-100,000 people and displaced more than one million. The enormous challenge of the Soviet Union’s disintegration compounded by inner-elite conflicts, ideological disputes and state failure triggered a downward spiral to one of the worst ... Read more

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  • Tajikistan on the Move

    Statebuilding and Societal Transformations

    Series series Contemporary Central Asia: Societies, Politics, and Cultures
    The southernmost and poorest state of the Eurasian space, Tajikistan collapsed immediately upon the fall of the Soviet Union and plunged into a bloody five-year civil war (1992–1997) that left more than 50,000 people dead and more than half a million displaced. After the 1997 Peace Agreements, Tajikistan stood out for being the only post-Soviet country to recognize an Islamic party—the Islamic ... Read more

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  • Operation Nemesis

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  • Atatürk

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  • The History of Saudi Arabia

    by A M Vasilev ...
    How has Saudi Arabia managed to maintain its Arab and Islamic values while at the same time adopting Western technology and a market economy? How have its hereditary leaders, who govern with a mixture of political pragmatism and religious zeal, managed to maintain their power? This comprehensive history of Saudi Arabia from 1745 to the present provides insight into its culture and politics, its ... Read more

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  • A World Beneath the Sands: The Golden Age of Egyptology

    A thrilling history of the West’s scramble for the riches of ancient Egypt by the foremost Egyptologist of our time.From the decipherment of hieroglyphics in 1822 to the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb by Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon a hundred years later, the uncovering of Egypt’s ancient past took place in an atmosphere of grand adventure and international rivalry.In A World Beneath the ... Read more

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  • Osman's Dream

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  • The Ottoman Empire, 1700–1922

    Series Book 34 - New Approaches to European History
    The Ottoman Empire was one of the most important non-Western states to survive from medieval to modern times, and played a vital role in European and global history. It continues to affect the peoples of the Middle East, the Balkans and central and western Europe to the present day. This new survey examines the major trends during the latter years of the empire; it pays attention to gender issues ... Read more

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  • A History of the Ottoman Empire

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