Hermann, Georgina and Joe Cribb ed: After Alexander: Central Asia Before Islam. Oxford: 2006. 500pp with 7 colour plates and monochrome illustrations throughout. Cloth. 23.5x15.5cms. Drawing on new research in Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan, this study examines the history and archaeology of Central Asia. Discusses the impact of this period, the time of change and conflict between settled people and new arrivals, city-dwellers and nomads from the conquests of Alexander the Great to the arrival of Islam.
Drawing on new research in Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan, this study examines the history and archaeology of Central Asia. Discusses the impact of this period, the time of change and conflict between settled people and new arrivals, city-dwellers and nomads from the conquests of Alexander the Great to the arrival of Islam. Text in English