The centrality of Central Asia
By: Andre Gunder Frank.
Series: Comparative Asian studies ;; 8
Publisher: VU University Press
Published: 1992
Place of publication: Amsterdam
Language: eng
Number of pages: 57
Subjects: World history; Asia, Central -- Relations -- Foreign countries
Description: Eurasian history writing has invariably focused on the civilizations of China, India, Persia, Arabia and Europe. Geographically these regions encircle the wide area of Central Asia, which appears as a sort of black hole in the middle of the world, the home of migrants, monks and mullahs and above all of barbarians. However, the outlying civilizations were formed and even defined through interaction with Central Asia. Therefore, the intent of this study is to demand due recognition of the centrally important role of Central Asians in the history of their neighbours and thus their place in world system history as a whole.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 53-57).