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The History of the Central Asian Republics
The History of the Central Asian Republics
Peter L. Roudik

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The New Central Asia: The Creation of Nations
The New Central Asia: The Creation of Nations
Olivier Roy

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Myth of Shangri-La: Tibet, Travel Writing and the Western Creation of Sacred Landscape
Myth of Shangri-La: Tibet, Travel Writing and the Western Creation of Sacred Landscape
Peter Bishop

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The Last Forbidden Kingdom: Mustang, Land of Tibetan Buddhism
The Last Forbidden Kingdom: Mustang, Land of Tibetan Buddhism
Clara Marullo

from $6.09

Three Women of Herat: A Memoir of Life, Love and Friendship in Afghanistan
Three Women of Herat: A Memoir of Life, Love and Friendship in Afghanistan
Veronica Doubleday

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No Lack of Courage: Operation Medusa, Afghanistan
No Lack of Courage: Operation Medusa, Afghanistan
Bernd Horn

from $9.19

Empires of the Silk Road: A History of Central Eurasia from the Bronze Age to the Present
Empires of the Silk Road: A History of Central Eurasia from the Bronze Age to the Present
Christopher I. Beckwith

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Dangerous Strait: the U.S.-Taiwan-China Crisis
Dangerous Strait: the U.S.-Taiwan-China Crisis

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Armenia in Crisis: The 1988 Earthquake
Armenia in Crisis: The 1988 Earthquake
Pierre Verluise

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Iran: A Country Study
Iran: A Country Study
Federal Research Division Library of Congress (U.S.)

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Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001
Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001
Steve Coll

from $4.49

Roberts Ridge: A Story of Courage and Sacrifice on Takur Ghar Mountain, Afghanistan
Roberts Ridge: A Story of Courage and Sacrifice on Takur Ghar Mountain, Afghanistan
Malcolm MacPherson

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Destiny Disrupted: A History of the World Through Islamic Eyes
Destiny Disrupted: A History of the World Through Islamic Eyes
Tamim Ansary

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Charlie Wilson's War
Charlie Wilson's War
George Crile

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The Secret History of the Mongol Queens: How the Daughters of Genghis Khan Rescued His Empire
The Secret History of the Mongol Queens: How the Daughters of Genghis Khan Rescued His Empire
Jack Weatherford

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Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia
Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia
Ahmed Rashid

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The Bookseller of Kabul
The Bookseller of Kabul
Åsne Seierstad

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There's a Sheep in my Bathtub
There's a Sheep in my Bathtub
Brian Hogan

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Life Along the Silk Road
Life Along the Silk Road
Susan Whitfield

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Afghanistan: A Cultural and Political History
Afghanistan: A Cultural and Political History
Thomas Barfield

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Central Asia

The Punishment of Virtue: Inside Afghanistan After the Taliban
The Punishment of Virtue: Inside Afghanistan After the Taliban
Sarah Chayes

from $3.99

Koran, Kalashnikov, and Laptop: The Neo-Taliban Insurgency in Afghanistan
Koran, Kalashnikov, and Laptop: The Neo-Taliban Insurgency in Afghanistan
Antonio Giustozzi

from $5.59

Autobiography
Autobiography
Yukichi Fukuzawa

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Seeds of Terror: How Heroin Is Bankrolling the Taliban and al Qaeda
Seeds of Terror: How Heroin Is Bankrolling the Taliban and al Qaeda
Gretchen Peters

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The Shaman's Coat: A Native History of Siberia
The Shaman's Coat: A Native History of Siberia
Anna Reid

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Early Modern Japanese Literature: An Anthology, 1600-1900
Early Modern Japanese Literature: An Anthology, 1600-1900

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Wiedersehn mit Tibet
Wiedersehn mit Tibet
Heinrich Harrer

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Sky Train: Tibetan Women on the Edge of History
Sky Train: Tibetan Women on the Edge of History
Canyon Sam

from $4.19

Setting the East Ablaze
Setting the East Ablaze
Peter Hopkirk

from $6.19

Sources of Japanese Tradition, Vol. 2
Sources of Japanese Tradition, Vol. 2
William Theodore de Bary

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Come Back to Afghanistan: A California Teenager's Story
Come Back to Afghanistan: A California Teenager's Story
Susan Burton

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The Search for the Panchen Lama
The Search for the Panchen Lama
Isabel Hilton

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The Columbia Anthology of Modern Chinese Literature
The Columbia Anthology of Modern Chinese Literature
Joseph S.M. Lau

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The Silenced Cry: One Woman's Diary of a Journey to Afghanistan
The Silenced Cry: One Woman's Diary of a Journey to Afghanistan
Anna Tortajada

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The New Great Game: Blood and Oil in Central Asia
The New Great Game: Blood and Oil in Central Asia
Lutz Kleveman

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The Bloody White Baron
The Bloody White Baron
James Palmer

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Caucasus: A Journey to the Land between Christianity and Islam
Caucasus: A Journey to the Land between Christianity and Islam
Nicholas Griffin

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Unholy Wars: Afghanistan, America and International Terrorism
Unholy Wars: Afghanistan, America and International Terrorism
John K. Cooley

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Sources of Japanese Tradition, Vol 1
Sources of Japanese Tradition, Vol 1
William Theodore de Bary

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Soldiers of God: With Islamic Warriors in Afghanistan and Pakistan
Soldiers of God: With Islamic Warriors in Afghanistan and Pakistan
Robert D. Kaplan

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Afghanistan

The Rise of the Taliban in Afghanistan: Mass Mobilization, Civil War and the Future of the Region (Travelpack Periplus)
The Rise of the Taliban in Afghanistan: Mass Mobilization, Civil War and the Future of the Region (Travelpack Periplus)
Neamatollah Nojumi

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Afghanistan's Endless War: State Failure, Regional Politics, and the Rise of the Taliban
Afghanistan's Endless War: State Failure, Regional Politics, and the Rise of the Taliban
Larry P. Goodson

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After the Taliban: Nation-Building in Afghanistan
After the Taliban: Nation-Building in Afghanistan
James Dobbins

from $19.83

Afghanistan: Graveyard of Empires: A New History of the Borderland
Afghanistan: Graveyard of Empires: A New History of the Borderland
David Isby

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The Other War: Winning and Losing in Afghanistan
The Other War: Winning and Losing in Afghanistan
Ronald E. Neumann

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Heroes of the Age: Moral Fault Lines on the Afghan Frontier (Comparative Studies on Muslim Societies ; 21)
Heroes of the Age: Moral Fault Lines on the Afghan Frontier (Comparative Studies on Muslim Societies ; 21)
David B. Edwards

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War In A Distant Country- Afghanistan: Invasion and Resistance
War In A Distant Country- Afghanistan: Invasion and Resistance
David Isby

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The Wind Blows Away Our Words
The Wind Blows Away Our Words
Doris Lessing

from $4.79

Confessions of a Mullah Warrior
Confessions of a Mullah Warrior
Masood Farivar

from $4.89

Come from the Shadows: The Long and Lonely Struggle for Peace in Afghanistan
Come from the Shadows: The Long and Lonely Struggle for Peace in Afghanistan
Terry Glavin

from $21.13

How We Missed the Story: Osama Bin Laden, the Taliban and the Hijacking of Afghanistan
How We Missed the Story: Osama Bin Laden, the Taliban and the Hijacking of Afghanistan
Roy Gutman

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Afghanistan: The Mirage of Peace
Afghanistan: The Mirage of Peace
Jolyon Leslie

from $5.99

The Soviet War in Afghanistan
The Soviet War in Afghanistan
Milan Hauner

from $23.49

Taliban: The Unknown Enemy
Taliban: The Unknown Enemy
James Fergusson

from $3.99

On The Trail Of A Lion: Ahmed Shah Massoud Oil Politics and Terror
On The Trail Of A Lion: Ahmed Shah Massoud Oil Politics and Terror
A.R. Rowan

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The History of Afghanistan
The History of Afghanistan
Meredith L. Runion

from $7.09

Moises Saman: Afghanistan Broken Promise
Moises Saman: Afghanistan Broken Promise
Moises Saman

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Enduring the Freedom: A Rogue Historian in Afghanistan
Enduring the Freedom: A Rogue Historian in Afghanistan
Sean M. Maloney

from $8.79

Blood on the Lens: A Filmmaker's Quest for Truth in Afghanistan
Blood on the Lens: A Filmmaker's Quest for Truth in Afghanistan
Jim Burroughs

from $21.74

Walking the Precipice: Witness to the Rise of the Taliban in Afghanistan
Walking the Precipice: Witness to the Rise of the Taliban in Afghanistan
Barbara Bick

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Asia

The Other Side of the Mountain
The Other Side of the Mountain
Lester W. Grau

from $7.39

Trespassers on the Roof of the World
Trespassers on the Roof of the World
Peter Hopkirk

from $5.29

Afghanistan: A Military History from Alexander the Great to the Fall of the Taliban
Afghanistan: A Military History from Alexander the Great to the Fall of the Taliban
Stephen Tanner

from $5.19

The Earth Is The Lord's
The Earth Is The Lord's
Taylor Caldwell

from $4.79

The Great Gamble: The Soviet War in Afghanistan
The Great Gamble: The Soviet War in Afghanistan
Gregory Feifer

from $6.09

L'empire des steppes: Attila, Gengis-Khan, Tamerlan
L'empire des steppes: Attila, Gengis-Khan, Tamerlan
René Grousset

from $8.39

Tibet, Tibet: A Personal History of a Lost Land
Tibet, Tibet: A Personal History of a Lost Land
Patrick French

from $3.99

Cold Mountain: 100 Poems by the T'ang Poet Han-shan
Cold Mountain: 100 Poems by the T'ang Poet Han-shan
Shan Han

from $11.02

The Caucasus: An Introduction
The Caucasus: An Introduction
Thomas de Waal

from $17.52

Fallen Giants: A History of Himalayan Mountaineering from the Age of Empire to the Age of Extremes
Fallen Giants: A History of Himalayan Mountaineering from the Age of Empire to the Age of Extremes
Maurice Isserman

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Kabul in Winter: Life Without Peace in Afghanistan
Kabul in Winter: Life Without Peace in Afghanistan
Ann Jones

from $4.79

The Song of Everlasting Sorrow: A Novel of Shanghai (Weatherhead Books on Asia)
The Song of Everlasting Sorrow: A Novel of Shanghai (Weatherhead Books on Asia)
Wang Anyi

from $8.79

Opium Nation: Child Brides, Drug Lords, and One Woman’s Journey Through Afghanistan
Opium Nation: Child Brides, Drug Lords, and One Woman’s Journey Through Afghanistan
Fariba Nawa

from $5.39

The Hunt for Bin Laden
The Hunt for Bin Laden
Robin Moore

from $4.79

Inside Central Asia. A political and cultural history of Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkey, and Iran.
Inside Central Asia. A political and cultural history of Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkey, and Iran.
Dilip Hiro

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Apache Dawn
Apache Dawn
Damien Lewis

from $6.29

Afghanistan the Bear Trap
Afghanistan the Bear Trap
Mark Adkin

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Fei Han

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A Short History of Asia
A Short History of Asia
Colin Mason

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The Fragmentation of Afghanistan: State Formation and Collapse in the International System
The Fragmentation of Afghanistan: State Formation and Collapse in the International System
Barnett R. Rubin

from $4.39

Asian History Books

The Columbia Anthology of Traditional Chinese Literature
The Columbia Anthology of Traditional Chinese Literature

from $6.59

Invisible History: Afghanistan's Untold Story
Invisible History: Afghanistan's Untold Story
Elizabeth Gould

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Marco Polo: A Photographer's Journey
Marco Polo: A Photographer's Journey
Michael Yamashita

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The Khyber Pass: A History of Empire and Invasion
The Khyber Pass: A History of Empire and Invasion
Paddy Docherty

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Special Forces Operations: Afganistan 2001-2007 (Elite)
Special Forces Operations: Afganistan 2001-2007 (Elite)
Leigh Neville

from $10.39

Modern Korean Fiction: An Anthology
Modern Korean Fiction: An Anthology
Bruce Fulton

from $38.00

Islam after Communism: Religion and Politics in Central Asia
Islam after Communism: Religion and Politics in Central Asia
Adeeb Khalid

from $7.89

The Making of the Georgian Nation
The Making of the Georgian Nation
Ronald Grigor Suny

from $19.69

A Short History of Tibet
A Short History of Tibet
Hugh E. Richardson

from $5.79

Jihad! Secret War In Afghanistan
Jihad! Secret War In Afghanistan
Tom Carew

from $5.69

Butcher and Bolt
Butcher and Bolt
David Loyn

from $5.99

Sources of East Asian Tradition: Premodern Asia (Introduction to Asian Civilizations)
Sources of East Asian Tradition: Premodern Asia (Introduction to Asian Civilizations)

from $13.59

The Taliban and the Crisis of Afghanistan
The Taliban and the Crisis of Afghanistan
Robert D. Crews

from $7.09

The Colonial Present: Afghanistan, Palestine, Iraq
The Colonial Present: Afghanistan, Palestine, Iraq
Christopher Ed. Gregory

from $13.49

Beijing Confidential: A Tale of Comrades Lost and Found in the New Forbidden City
Beijing Confidential: A Tale of Comrades Lost and Found in the New Forbidden City
Jan Wong

from $4.79

Opium Season: A Year on the Afghan Frontier
Opium Season: A Year on the Afghan Frontier
Joel Hafvenstein

from $5.09

The Afghans (Peoples of Asia)
The Afghans (Peoples of Asia)
Willem Vogelsang

from $6.29

The Wars of Afghanistan: Messianic Terrorism, Tribal Conflicts, and the Failures of Great Powers
The Wars of Afghanistan: Messianic Terrorism, Tribal Conflicts, and the Failures of Great Powers
Peter Tomsen

from $9.19

A Historical Atlas of Kyrgyzstan (Historical Atlases of South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East)
A Historical Atlas of Kyrgyzstan (Historical Atlases of South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East)
Aisha Khan

from $8.79

The Heritage of Central Asia: From Antiquity to the Turkish Expansion (Princeton Series on the Middle East)
The Heritage of Central Asia: From Antiquity to the Turkish Expansion (Princeton Series on the Middle East)
Richard N. Freye

from $22.95

Middle Eastern History Books

The History of Armenia (Palgrave Essential Histories)
The History of Armenia (Palgrave Essential Histories)
Simon Payaslian

from $159.99

Afghan Frontier: Feuding and Fighting in Central Asia
Afghan Frontier: Feuding and Fighting in Central Asia
Victoria Schofield

from $13.19

Demystifying Tibet: Unlocking the Secrets of the Land of the Snows
Demystifying Tibet: Unlocking the Secrets of the Land of the Snows
Lee Feigon

from $5.69

Politics & Government

Tears of Blood: A Cry for Tibet
Tears of Blood: A Cry for Tibet
Mary Craig

from $4.89

For Prophet and Tsar: Islam and Empire in Russia and Central Asia
For Prophet and Tsar: Islam and Empire in Russia and Central Asia
Robert D. Crews

from $32.00

Palgrave Concise Historical Atlas of Central Asia
Palgrave Concise Historical Atlas of Central Asia
Rafis Abazov

from $11.59

Russian Empire: Space, People, Power, 1700-1930 (Indiana-Michigan Series in Russian and East European Studies)
Russian Empire: Space, People, Power, 1700-1930 (Indiana-Michigan Series in Russian and East European Studies)
Mark Von Hagen

from $42.04

The Unraveling: Pakistan in the Age of Jihad
The Unraveling: Pakistan in the Age of Jihad
John R. Schmidt

from $5.09

Central Asia at the End of the Transition
Central Asia at the End of the Transition
Boris Rumer

from $68.95

Between Ally and Partner: Korea-China Relations and the United States
Between Ally and Partner: Korea-China Relations and the United States
Jae Ho Chung

Out of Stock

Russian Culture in Uzbekistan: One Language in the Middle of Nowhere
Russian Culture in Uzbekistan: One Language in the Middle of Nowhere
David MacFadyen

from $62.95

Clan Politics and Regime Transition in Central Asia
Clan Politics and Regime Transition in Central Asia
Kathleen Collins

from $46.99

Empowering Women in Russia: Activism, Aid, and NGOs (New Anthropologies of Europe)
Empowering Women in Russia: Activism, Aid, and NGOs (New Anthropologies of Europe)
Julie Hemment

from $30.78

Britain and Tibet 1765-1947: A select annotated bibliography of British relations with Tibet and the Himalayan States including Nepal, Sikkim and Bhutan
Britain and Tibet 1765-1947: A select annotated bibliography of British relations with Tibet and the Himalayan States including Nepal, Sikkim and Bhutan
Julie Marshall

from $60.47

Contemporary Japanese Thought (Weatherhead Books on Asia)
Contemporary Japanese Thought (Weatherhead Books on Asia)
Richard F. Calichman

from $46.41

The International Politics of Central Asia (Regional International Politics Series)
The International Politics of Central Asia (Regional International Politics Series)
John Anderson

from $30.55

Economy, Culture, and Civil War in Sri Lanka
Economy, Culture, and Civil War in Sri Lanka

from $32.02

Pale Blue Hope: Death and Life in Asian Peacekeeping
Pale Blue Hope: Death and Life in Asian Peacekeeping
Ronald S. Poulton

from $11.59

The Struggle for Sustainability in Rural China: Environmental Values and Civil Society
The Struggle for Sustainability in Rural China: Environmental Values and Civil Society
Bryan Tilt

from $5.99

Afghanistan: The Labyrinth of Violence (Hot Spots in Global Politics)
Afghanistan: The Labyrinth of Violence (Hot Spots in Global Politics)
Amalendu Misra

from $31.31

Women of Courage: Intimate Stories from Afghanistan
Women of Courage: Intimate Stories from Afghanistan
Katherine Kiviat

from $5.09

Election Campaigning Japanese Style
Election Campaigning Japanese Style
Gerald L. Curtis

from $11.09

A Democracy Is Born: An Insider's Account of the Battle Against Terrorism in Afghanistan
A Democracy Is Born: An Insider's Account of the Battle Against Terrorism in Afghanistan
Matthew J. Morgan

from $8.49

The common theme among these books is Central Asia, with a focus on Afghanistan, Mongolia, Tibet, and Siberia. Many of the books provide historical accounts of various events in the region, including the Soviet Union's failed military intervention in Afghanistan, the secret war between the British and Bolsheviks in Central Asia during World War I, and the race to reach Lhasa by British explorers and Russian spies. Other books explore cultural exchange along the Silk Road and the struggles of indigenous peoples against Russian colonization. Several books offer personal experiences living in or visiting these regions, including memoirs of families living as missionaries in Mongolia and firsthand accounts of life in Afghanistan after the fall of the Taliban regime. Additionally, there are several books that analyze militant Islam and fundamentalism in Central Asia, including an account of the author's experiences with Islamic warriors in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

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