Sultanov T.I. The Mirror of Past Centuries. Historical Books in Central Asian Culture from 15th to 19th Century [Зерцало минувших столетий. Историческая книга в культуре Средней Азии XV—XIX вв.]. St Petersburg, Philological Faculty of St Petersburg State University 2005. 304 p. (Азиатика).
T. Sultanov investigates historical works and their manuscript tradition in the region of the time. His goal is an overview of compilations by Iranian- and Turkic-speaking historians, in Central Asia and Eastern Turkestan, both their sociological and functional- morphological dimensions. Accordingly the author sees such books as: 1. products of intellectual literary effort; 2. at once a reflection of and contributor to the essentials of contemporary society; 3. an object of literary appreciation...
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