Countering the commonly held notion that 17th-century Central Asia was economically isolated after the relative prosperity of the Mongol and Timurid Empires, Le
This book analyzes how Central Asians actively engaged with the rapidly globalizing world of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. In presenting the first En
Caravans tells the fascinating story of countless Punjabi Khatri merchants who built great business empires through their ingenuity and spirit of adventure. Ope
A Regular Flow Of Men And Merchandise Has Been Characteristic Of The Millennia Old Relations Between India And Central Asia. Their Inclusion In A Common Cultura
An anthology of primary documents for the study of Central Asian history. It illustrates important aspects of the social, political, and economic history of Isl