โ Scribed by Hiro, Dilip
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
Historian Dilip Hiro offers us a narrative that places the modern politics, peoples, and cultural background of this region firmly into the context of current international focus.
Cover......Page 1
Half-title page......Page 2
Title page......Page 4
Copyright page......Page 5
Contents page......Page 6
Maps......Page 8
Preface......Page 12
Introduction......Page 18
Chapter 1......Page 63
Chapter 2......Page 126
Chapter 3......Page 193
Chapter 4......Page 235
Chapter 5......Page 282
Chapter 6......Page 311
Chapter 7......Page 359
Summary and Conclusions......Page 392
Epilogue......Page 412
Notes......Page 428
Select Bibliography......Page 444
Index......Page 446
History;Nonfiction;Cultural;Asia;Politics;Iran;Kazakhstan;Science;Geography;Russia;Anthropology
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