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The multi-Volume History of Civilizations of Central Asia is the first attempt to present a comprehensive picture of this shbjuct. The volumes will reveal the cultures that flourished and vanished in this area, from the dawn of civilizations to the present time . Onlu a few names, such as those of samarkand ,Bukhara or Khiva, are familiar to a wide fublic;eminent specialists, manyof them native to the region, Now lift the curtain to reveal a richer, more varied civilizations. To a great extent, the history of the ancient and medieval world was shaped by the movements of peoples in this heartland of Eurasia , stretching from the Caspian Sea in the West to the borders of China proper in the east.
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