This landmark book provides a comprehensive anthropological introduction to contemporary Central Asia. Established and emerging scholars of the region critically interrogate the idea of a 'Central Asian World' at the intersection of post-Soviet, Persianate, East and South Asian worlds.
Jeanne Féaux de la Croix is a social anthropologist based at the University of Bern, Switzerland.Beatrice Penati is a Lecturer in Russian and Eurasian history at the University of Liverpool, UK.