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For centuries, Central Asia has been a leading civilization, an Islamic heartland, and a geographical link between West and East. After a long traditional history, it is now in a state of change. With the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991, five newborn Central Asian states have emerged in place of the former Soviet Central Asia and Afghanistan. "Central Asia" provides the most comprehensive survey of the history of the impact of Russian rule upon the political, economic, social, intellectual, and cultural life of this diverse region. Together, these essays convey a sense of the region's...

This new edition of Edward A. Allworth's "The""Tatars of Crimea" has been extensively updated. Five new chapters examine the situation of Crimean Tatars since the breakup of the USSR in 1991 and detail the continuing struggle of the Tatars to find peace and acceptance in a homeland.
Contributors to this volume--almost half of whom are Tatars--discuss the problematic results of the partial Tatar return to Crimea that began in the 1980s. This incomplete migration has left the group geographically split and has complicated their desire for stability as a people, whether in their own homeland...

With chapters that examine the situation of Crimean Tatars since the breakup of the USSR in 1991 and the details of the struggle of the Tatars to find peace and acceptance in a homeland, this title features contributors - half of whom are Tatars - who discuss the problematic results of the partial Tatar return to Crimea that began in the 1980s.