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History of Civilizations of Central Asia

This six-volume History of Civilizations of Central Asia, published in English, is the first attempt to present a comprehensive picture of the cultures that flourished and vanished at the heart of the Eurasian area from the dawn of civilization to the present day.

Based on a wealth of archaeological materials and written by a distinguished team of specialists, many of them native to the region, this History sheds new light on the fabulous cultural heritage of lands that were shaped by the movements of peoples and varied civilizations, and that are at the centre of growing international interest.

Volume I: The Dawn of Civilization: Earliest Times to 700 B.C.

Volume II: The Development of Sedentary and Nomadic Civilizations: 700 B.C. to A.D. 250

Volume III: The Crossroads of Civilization: A.D. 250 to 750

Volume IV: The Age of Achievement, A.D. 750 to the End of the Fifteenth Century

Part 1: The Historical, Social and Economic Setting

Part 2: The Achievements

Volume V: Development in contrast: from the sixteenth to the mid-nineteenth century

Volume VI: forthcoming






Publication Date	29 Mar 1992
Publisher	UNESCO




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