S Frederick Starr: 15 books

In this sweeping and richly illustrated history, S. Frederick Starr tells the fascinating but largely unknown story of Central Asia's medieval enlightenment through the eventful lives and astonishing accomplishments of its greatest minds--remarkable figures who built a bridge to the modern world....

First Published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an Informa company.  

First Published in 1995. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an Informa company.

First Published in 2015. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an Informa company.

First Published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an Informa company.

First Published in 1995. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an Informa company.

This book argues that American and European policies toward Central Asia and the Caucasus suffer from both conceptual and structural impediments. It traces the framework of Western policies to the 1975 Helsinki Final Act, which resulted in the stovepiping of relations into political, economic, and...

First Published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an Informa company.

First Published in 2015. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an Informa company.

First Published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an Informa company.

First Published in 2015. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an Informa company.

The Ferghana Valley can reasonably be said to lie in the heart of Central Asia. As such, the Valley has made an inordinate contribution to the history and culture of the region as a whole, as well as significantly affecting the economic, political and religious spheres. This book looks at the region...

Uzbekistan, long considered the center of Central Asia, has the region’s largest population and borders every other regional state including Afghanistan. For the first 25 years of its independence, it adopted a cautious, defensive policy that emphasized sovereignty and treated regional efforts at...

Eastern Turkestan, now known as Xinjiang or the New Territory, makes up a sixth of China's land mass. Absorbed by the Qing in the 1880s and reconquered by Mao in 1949, this Turkic-Muslim region of China's remote northwest borders on formerly Soviet Central Asia, Afghanistan, Kashmir, Mongolia, and...