History of Civilizations of Central Asia, Vol. V. Development in Contrast: From the Sixteenth to the Mid-Nineteenth Century

Contents: Description of the project/M.S. Asimov. Introduction. 1. The khanate (emirate) of Bukhara/R.G. Mukminova and A. Mukhtarov. 2. The khanates of Khiva and Kokand and the relations between the khanates and with other powers/M. Annanepesov and H.N. Bababekov. 3. The Kazakhs/K.M. Baipakov and B.E. Kumekov. 4. The Kyrgyz/T. Tchoroev. 5. The Turkmens/M. Annanepesov. 6. The Dzungars and the Torguts (Kalmuks) and the peoples of Southern Siberia/J. Miyawaki, Bai Cuiqin and L.R. Kyzlasov. 7. The Tarim basin/Ma Dazheng. 8. The Mongols/N. Ishjamts. 9. The Pamirs, Badakhshan and the trans-Pamir states/H.S. Pirumshoev and A.H. Dani. 10. Persia during the period of the Safavids, the Afshars and the early Qajars/E. Eshraghi. 11. Afghanistan/Mir Hussain Shah. 12. The Mughal Empire and its successors/M. Athar Ali. 13. International relations/Iqtidar A. Khan and Irfan Habit. 14. Society/S. Moosvi and A. Tabyshalieva. 15. The economy, production and trade/N. Masanov, K.M. Baipakov S. Moosvi and A. Burton. 16. Monetary systems and prices/E.A. Davidovich, E.V. Rtveladze and S. Moosvi. 17. Science and technology/Irfan Habib. 18. Architecture/G.A. Pugachenkova, A.H. Dani, Liu Zhengyin and E. Alexandre. 19. Arts of the book, painting and calligraphy/O. Akimushkin, A. Okada and Liu Zhengyin. 20. Applied arts: metalwork, ceramics and sculpture/A. Ivanov. 21. Applied arts: textiles and carpets/M. Ashrafi, L. Carmel, M. Niyazova and E. Tsareva. 22. literature in Persian and other Indo-Iranian languages/K. Aini, R. Farhadi and Irfan Habib. 23. Turkic and Mongolian literature/A. Kayumov, I. Togan, G. Kara and Sh. Bira. 24. Philosophy, logic and cosmology/M. Dinorshoev. 25. Religious movements/Th. Zarcone, Irfan Habib, Y. Ishihama, J.S. Grewal C.E. Bosworth and J. Calmard. Conclusion. Maps. Bibliography and references. Glossary. Index. "The volume continues the History of Central Asian Civilizations from c. 1500 to c. 1850, a period which saw the last medieval empires notably the Uzbeks, Safavids, Mughals and Dzungars, and witnessed the early impact of colonialism. Like the preceding volumes, the present one also deals with all the diverse elements of culture. It describes the last phase of nomadism as a viable system of social organization; the effects on Central Asian economies of the shift of the main lines of international trade from the great silk route to the oceanic routers; the various schools of art; the last great age of classical Persian literature and the growth of Turkic literatures; and finally, in the religious sphere, the Shi'te triumph in Persia, the conversion of the Mongol peoples to Buddhism and the rise of Sikhism. It also analyses the problem of the lag in Central Asian scientific and technological development in relation to Europe and the nature of early colonialism--notably British and Russian--in Central Asia. The conclusion sums up the main trends in Central Asian history from the sixteenth to the mid-nineteenth century." (jacket). …