This book aims to rectify the common misconception of the Silk Road being a simple trade route and shed light on the aspect of an interconnected global circuit of inter-civilizational exchange. The more than 2,000 entries in this encyclopedia.

The Oxford Reference collection can be very well searched for "Central Asia" and will provide a great amount of information on all kinds of Central Asia related topics. If you are already logged in to the ANU system, click on the title and it will do the search for you.

This A–Z provides a wealth of up-to-date information on every country in the world, including dependent territories. Each entry provides a brief history of the country and outlines its political, economic, and social issues. A quick-reference fact box provides comparative information on land area, people, language, religion, life expectancy, GDP, and gender equality and environmental performance.