Nuclear threats to the East. Terrorist concerns on the southern borders. Steadily increasing United States investments. Central Asia is crawling out of the shadows of Soviet domination to reveal a land finding its identity in fascinating times-emerging onto the global stage as a key region-confronting its past while preparing for the future.
Reuel Hanks, PhD, is associate professor of geography at Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, and serves as the editor of the Journal of Central Asian Studies. His published works include ABC-CLIO's Uzbekistan.
"While one can find similar or related information in other encyclopedias or reference books ... this work collects a lot of varied information in one place... As this item covers multiple countries, it is suitable for the reference collections of all academic and public libraries." - American Reference Books Annual "It is encyclopedic in its coverage of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan... When students are asked to research any of these countries, the handbook provides information difficult to find in any other one source." - Education About Asia
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