Fourniau, who for a long time headed the French Institute for Central Asian studies (
IFEAC), published a book "The History of Central Asia", in which he devoted the last Chapter to the modern development of the region.
The sides noted the importance of the French Institute of Central Asian Studies (
IFEAC) based in Bishkek as part of the French research activities in Central Asia.
(Tashkent and Paris:
IFEAC, 2009); Alexander Morrison, Russian Rule in Samarkand, 1868-1910: A Comparison with British India (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008); Alexei Miller and Alfred J.