Bibliography of the history of Central Asia

Central Asia

Area	4,003,451 km2 (1,545,741 sq mi)
Population	75,897,577 (2021) (16th)[1][2]
Population density	17.43/km2 (45.1/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)	$1.25 trillion (2023)[3]
GDP (nominal)	$446 billion (2023)[3]
GDP per capita	$5,900 (2023; nominal)[3] $16,400 (2023; PPP)[3]
HDI	0.779 (high)
Demonym	Central Asian
Countries	5 recognized  Kazakhstan  Kyrgyzstan  Tajikistan  Turkmenistan  Uzbekistan
Languages	Dungan, Karakalpak, Kazakh, Koryo-mar, Kyrgyz, Mongolian, Russian, Tajik, Turkmen, Uyghur, Uzbek, and others
Time zones	2 time zones UTC+05:00: Standard: Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan UTC+06:00: Standard: Kyrgyzstan
Internet TLD	.kg, .kz, .tj, .tm, .uz
Calling code	Zone 9 except Kazakhstan (Zone 7)
Largest cities	Lista Aktobe Andijan Almaty Astana Ashgabat Bishkek Dushanbe Fergana Karaganda Namangan Samarkand Shymkent Tashkent
UN M49 code	143 – Central Asia 142 – Asia 001 – World
a With population over 500,000 people

This is a select bibliography of English language books (including translations) and journal articles about the history of Central Asia. A brief selection of English translations of primary sources is included. Book entries have references to journal articles and reviews about them when helpful. Additional bibliographies can be found in many of the book-length works listed below; see Further reading for several book and chapter-length bibliographies.

Inclusion criteria

Geographic scope of the works include the present day areas of: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and peripheral regions such as Afghanistan, Afghan Turkestan, Caspian Sea, Mongolia, East Turkestan, Xinjiang, and Iran as they relate to the history of Central Asia.

Included works should either be published by an academic or notable publisher, or be authored by a notable subject matter expert and have positive reviews in significant scholarly journals.

Formatting and citation style

This bibliography uses APA style citations. Entries do not use templates; references to reviews and notes for entries do use citation templates. Where books which are only partially related to Central Asian history are listed, the titles for chapters or sections should be indicated if possible, meaningful, and not excessive.

If a work has been translated into English, the translator should be included and a footnote with appropriate bibliographic information for the original language version should be included.

When listing works with titles or names published with alternative English spellings, the form used in the latest published version should be used and the version and relevant bibliographic information noted if it previously was published or reviewed under a different title.