Scott Levi, professor and chair of the Department of History and interim chair of the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, specializes in the social and economic history of Central Asia. His most recent book is The Bukharan Crisis: A Connected History of 18th-Century Central Asia, which he describes as "the first time I've ever written a book by accident." For more of his discussion with David Staley, listen to this week's Voices of Excellence