The Routledge Atlas of Central Eurasian Affairs Available to Purchase

When I reviewed the Palgrave Concise Historical Atlas of Central Asia (Abazov, 2008) (RR 2009/150) I recommended it as an unrivalled “cheap, up‐to‐date, nearly pocket‐sized guide to a little‐known area of enormous geopolitical importance”. It might now be said that it has finally been rivalled, by the Routledge Atlas of Central Eurasian Affairs, but in some respects the two are complementary: the Palgrave atlas is better for the historical context and the Routledge better for current geopolitical and economic information. Any library catering for readers interested in geography, history, political economy or international relations can be...