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Central Asia in World History (The New Oxford World History) (1st Edition) by Peter B. Golden (Professor Emeritus Of History And Academic Director Of The Middle Eastern Studies Center, Rutgers University) Paperback, 192 Pages, Published 2011 ISBN-10: 0-19-533819-7 / 0195338197 ISBN-13: 978-0-19-533819-5 / 9780195338195 A vast region stretching roughly from the Volga River to Manchuria and the northern Chinese borderlands, Central Asia has been called the "pivot of history," a land where nomadic invaders and Silk Road traders changed the destinies of states that ringed its borders, including pre-modern Europe, the |