Books by Matthew Leeming
“The wonderful thing about this book, Afghanistan: A Companion and Guide, is that it is so good on the context. Of course, a lot has been destroyed since the book was published. A lot is being destroyed even as we sit here today. But the places are still there and they endlessly reward study. Whatever the problems today, Afghanistan is not a neighbor of Central Asia but one of its central components. This volume is a most useful guide to its former riches.” Read more...
Interviews where books by Matthew Leeming were recommended
The best books on Central Asia’s Golden Age, recommended by S. Frederick Starr
Central Asia’s history is rarely a focus for students in the West, but its flourishing cities and great thinkers once made it one of the world’s most dynamic and important regions. Frederick Starr, a leading expert on Central Asia and author of a number of books about it, talks us through the highlights of an area that was so much more than just a stopping place on the ancient Silk Roads.
