REEES 340
From Genghis Khan to the Taliban: Modern Central Asia
This course provides an overview of modern Central Asian history. It focuses on the empires of the last 300 years: especially in Russian and Soviet Central Asia, but also the neighboring areas dominated by Britain and China (Afghanistan, Pakistan, Xinjiang).
Prerequisites & course information
(4; 3 - 4 in the half-term). (SS). (R&E). May not be repeated for credit.
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027
Catalogue variants
- From Genghis Khan to the Taliban: Modern Central Asia · Undergraduate credit