Central Asian, Russian & East European Studies

Providing concisely written entries on the most important current issues in Central Asia and Eurasia, this atlas offers relevant background information on the region’s place in the contemporary political and economic world.

Since Soviet collapse, the independent republics of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan have faced tremendous political, economic and security challenges. Focusing on these five republics, this introductory textbook analyzes the contending understandings of the politics of the past, present and future transformations of Central Asia, including its role in the international security context.
 

Gene Cooper’s new book is a multi-sited ethnographic study of market and temple fairs in the region of Jinhua, a city on the east coast of China and the home of Hengdian, “China’s Hollywood.” The Market and Temple Fairs of Rural China: Red Fire weaves together historical and ethnographic methodologies in a spirited account of the genealogies and contemporary practices of a variety of forms of performance at these local gatherings.

Here you can listen to Gene being interviewed by East Asian Studies.

We are pleased to announce that the full content from the first of nine Regional Surveys for 2012 - Central and South-Eastern Europe - is now available online on Europa World Plus.

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The Routledge Jewish Studies Series covers the disciplines of history, sociology, anthropology, culture, politics, philosophy, theology, religion, as they relate to Jewish affairs. The series is interested in receiving appropriate scripts or proposals.
 

Following the recent Presidential elections in Russia, Routledge are pleased to showcase our selection of topical titles on Vladimir Putin.

Holocaust Memorial Day (27 January) is a national event in the United Kingdom dedicated to the remembrance of the victims of The Holocaust. It was first held in January 2001 and has been on the same date every year since. The chosen date is the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz concentration camp by the Soviet Union in 1945, the date also chosen for the International Holocaust Remembrance Day and some other national Holocaust Memorial Days.

Routledge Major Works are pleased to announce a great Winter Warmer 20% discount offer on some of our backlist titles. For the next 3 months you will be able to purchase a number of multivolume collections spanning both the Humanities and Social Sciences at a reduced rate.