"Cultural Histories Of Central Asia | History

Central Asia the 'heart' of the Eurasian landmass has through the centuries been the hub of diverse and varied cultures. These cultures have encompassed pre-Islamic religions and Islam sedentary and nomadic lifestyles and lived through rapid transitions from feudal capitalist and socialist economies from Tsarist to Soviet and post-Soviet formations. The essays in this volume examine the cultural exchanges and encounters that have occurred in the region through a vast timeline that extends from the premedieval to the medieval and modern periods. The writers are academics as well as art practitioners and independent researchers who belong to a wide spectrum of disciplines: Central Asian and Russian Studies Architecture Ethno-Musicology History Painting Film Studies Art History Textiles Literature and International Relations. The volume presents a colourful mosaic of views on the many cultural histories of Central Asia.|Cultural Histories of Central Asia | History