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New Books in Central Asian Studies

Interviews with Scholars of Central Asia about their New Books

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Latest episodes

  1. Ryan Schweitzer, "Homosexuality in Central Asia: Stories of Hardship and Hope" (B&N Press, 2026)8 Aug 2026
  2. Luca Anceschi, "Pandemic Politics in Central Asia: Authoritarian Contagion" (Routledge, 2026)2 Aug 2026
  3. Magdalena E. Stawkowski, "Atomic Collective: Radioactive Life in Kazakhstan" (U Toronto Press, 2025)1 Aug 2026
  4. Nabi Sahak, "Anglo-Afghan Power and Politics, 1893–1947: The Durand Line Unmasked" (Palgrave Macmillan, 2025)31 Jul 2026
  5. Galina Bogatova, "Casting War As Love: Russian Colonialism in Familial Terms" (Palgrave Macmillan, 2026)25 Jul 2026
  6. Diana T. Kudaibergen, "What Does It Mean to Be Kazakhstani?: Power, Identity and Nation-Building" (Oxford UP, 2024)11 Jul 2026
  7. Olivier Hein, "Mother of the World: The Remarkable History of Turkmenistan" (Hurst, 2026)2 Jul 2026
  8. Chinese EVs: From Nordic Streets to Central Asian Hubs2 Jul 2026
  9. Benjamin J. Nourse, "The Power of Publishing in Early Modern Tibetan Buddhism"(Lexington Books, 2025)26 Jun 2026
  10. David Leupold, "The Death and Life of Southern Soviet Cities: Urban Futures and Their Afterlives" (Routledge, 2026)15 Jun 2026