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| Publishes | Twice weekly | Episodes | 198 | Founded | 12 years ago |
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Homosexuality in Central Asia: Stories of Hardship and Hope
(Barnes and Noble Press, 2026) is Ryan Michael Schweitzer's collection
of first-hand narratives from LGBTQ individuals across Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekis... more
Pandemic Politics in Central Asia: Authoritarian Contagion (Routledge, 2026) examines how the authoritarian regimes of Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan exploited the Covid-19 pandemic to consolidate their political control over Central Asia. ... more
In the aftermath of the Soviet Union's collapse, Kazakhstan inherited the remnants of one of the world's most contaminated landscapes: the Semipalatinsk Test Site, known locally as the Polygon. Resigned to dispossession, residents have chosen to rema... more
In
this episode of New Books Network, I speak with Nabi Sahak about his
book, Anglo-Afghan Power and Politics, 1893–1947: The Durand Line Unmasked (Palgrave Macmillan, 2025).
Anglo-Afghan
Power and Politics revisits one of the most contested bo... more
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A scholarly interview series focused on Central Asia, its history, politics, and culture through discussions of recently published academic works. Episodes frequently feature historians, regional specialists, and area experts exploring topics from post-Soviet transitions and nation-building to archaeology, religion, and geopolitics in Central Asia. Interesting through-lines include how borderlands shape identity, the region's role in larger Eurasian dynamics, and the translation of scholarship into public understanding. The show often blends deep archival context with contemporary reflections, making it a solid fit for listeners who want rigorous analysis, access to primary sources, and book-level insights from leading researchers.
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