Central Asia
146 books
The first volume comprises Osmund Bopearachchi’s most important articles on the numismatics of Central Asia and India, particularly of pre-Bactrian, Graeco-Bactrian, Indo-Greek, Indo-Parthian and Kushan Coins. There are 36 articles on numismatics and 3 on the destruction of Afghanistan’s cultural heritage during the period of Civil War.
It is well known that from the time of Theodore Bayer, the reconstruction of the history of Greek settlers of ...
Retracing the paths forged by great Buddhist monks over the centuries, she negotiated scorching deserts, lush meadows, dry steppe lands, snow-capped mountains and gushing river valleys to chronicle the life and times of the many Budh viharas in which these statues had been instated. Drawing upon her extensive sojourns, Sunita recreates in this volume the bygone eras in which these shrines were once great centres of learning and devotion. And, juxtaposing past ...
This is a study of the economic dimension of India-Central Asia relations in the light of post-Cold War politics and developments. Keeping in view the new perspectives of Indian policy towards Central Asian Republics as enunciated in the ‘Connect Central Asia’ Policy unveiled in 2012, it takes up the ties of India with Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan in detail, covering cooperation in the different economic sectors as ...
This well-research work on Islamic Architecture of Arabia, Central Asia and Iran is an updated encyclopaedia of its own kind being first of the three volumes set. It deals with the early concepts of islamic place of worship, and its evolution in terms of formation and its summation as a well-designed masjid and also that of other religious and also secular buildings like mausoleums, hospices, madrasas, palaces, forts, gardens, minars etc.
This book throws light ...
Professor Nirmala Joshi is Research Advisor at the USI. She is a former Head of the Department Centre for Russian and Central Asian Studies at School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. She has been Director, India-Central Asia Foundation, New Delhi and has done various assignments related to Russia and Central Asian studies. She has edited scores of books on India and Central Asia.
Central Asia, since eighth century ce, has remained as one of the heartlands of Islam. Mawara al-Nahr (Transoxiania) is a name to reckon with in the annals of Islamic history and jurisprudence. The Abbasid rule (ce 750–1258) in this steppe region paved the way for setting the Islamic culture, and the reflection of positive results and Islamic ideology in all facets of life, nourishing the Islamic tradition and immensely contributing to the various ...
The volume provides an overview of exclusion and marginalisation of women in South and Central Asia and the challenges before the society and the state for promoting an inclusive society in which women get equal opportunities and access to resources. The outcome of an international conference , the papers throw light on Constitutional provisions and safeguards and special initiatives taken by the state and implementation of international conventions. They deal ...
India, Central Asia and the World Powers offers a fresh insight to India-Central Asia relations and a deeper understanding of the developing political and economic scenario of the region. Extending research of these subjects, the book examines the role of major powers in the region against the backdrop of globalization, disintegration of the Soviet Union and the emergence of the US as a pre-eminent power. A new constellation of political dynamics has radically ...
The volume is concerned with the development of the relations of Russia with the newly-independent sovereign states of Central Asia in the post-Soviet, post-Cold War era. Arguing that unlike the situation in the Tsarist past, Russia has been trying to engage the Central Asian Republics (CARs) in multifarious ways. It focuses in-depth on Russia’s foreign policy towards the CARs and relations between Russia and the CARs especially in the areas of security, ...
India and Central Asia had close contacts in various fields of human activities from the earliest times. Archaeological excavations of stone and bronze cultures in Central Asia have brought to light a similarity with cultures existing in northwest India of the same time.
There are striking similarities between the finds from Altyntepe in southern Turkmenistan and the relics of Harappan Culture in northwest India. More concrete historical evidence can he found ...
The XX century saw the emergence of two theories, multinationalism and multiculturalism, to deal with issues of linguistic, ethnic, racial, religious diversities vis-a-vis nationhood and statehood. This hybrid volume brings together essays on multicultural theory and examines multiculturalism and multinationalism in relation to the Central Asian region in pre-Soviet, Soviet and post-Soviet times.
The book contains speeches of Indian dignitaries and selected papers of experts from India and abroad presented dering two conferences held in March and October 2012 at GRRID, Chandigarh. The papers in this volume provide a clue of interaction and cooperation between countries of South abd Central Asia from Indian, bilateral, and regional perspective. The book provides comprehensive coverage on diverse socio-political and socio-economic problems concerning the ...
The five states in the Central Asian regions, those of Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrghystan and Tajikistan, have emerged as the energy frontier as they are rich in energy resources—in oil and gas and hydropower. The book views the concern of the countries to establish their leverage in energy issues with global and regional players as also the challenges they face such as need for diversification of means to transport oil and gas. It discusses ...
