The semester is winding down here in middle Georgia, and that, of course, means that I have about a month’s worth of not much to do. Therefore, I turn to you good folks here for some suggestions on what to read. I’m looking for some papers/articles/books about Central Asia. What have you read recently that was both interesting and enlightening in that area?
My other two criteria are:
1. It should be either free,
2. Or easily available in a suburban Georgia library system.
So have at it.
(Further note: I have a personal bias towards military and political thought, but if there is anything else that would help me understand Central Asia better, feel free to post it.)
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What era are you interesting in? For example, the Soviets did enormous scholarship on pre-Islamic and medieval Central Asia, which I imagine would be available in Georgia.
“Central Asia: Foundations of Change” by Robert. D. McChesney is great book.
have we started a bidding war? the one used copy on Amazon is selling for $362!
You could buy it here at a mere $200 though:
http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=1360276921&searchurl=sts%3Dt%26tn%3DCentral%2BAsia%253A%2BFoundations%2Bof%2BChange%26x%3D0%26y%3D0
Google Books has a wide selection of old histories and travelogues about Central Asia available for free. Though usually not on the same level as modern academic writings, they’re still quite interesting to read, and would certainly expand your historical understanding of the region.
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