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Russia and Central Asia
Coexistence, Conquest, Convergence
Shoshana Keller (Author)
9781487594343
Paperback / softback, published 20 November 2019
360 pages, 40 b&w illustrations, 8 b&w maps, 6 b&w tables
22.9 x 15.2 x 1.9 cm, 0.48 kg
Russia and Central Asia provides an overview of the relationship between two dynamic regions, highlighting the ways in which Russia and Central Asia have influenced and been influenced by Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. This readable synthesis, covering early coexistence in the seventeenth century to the present day, seeks to encourage new ways of thinking about how the modern world developed. Shoshana Keller focuses on the five major "Stans": Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan. Cultural and social history are interwoven with the military narrative to provide a sense of the people, their religion, and their practices – all of which were severely tested under Stalin. The text includes a glossary as well as images and maps that help to highlight 500 years of changes, bringing Central Asia into the general narrative of Russian and world history and introducing a fresh perspective on colonialism and modernity.
A Note on Spelling Introduction 1. Early Coexistence Rus’ and the Steppe Peoples 2. The Balance of Power Shifts Internal Fragmentation, External Threats 3. Conquest Settled Cultures: Uzbeks and Tajiks 4. Imperial Rule Governance 5. Revolutions The Revolution of 1905 and its Effects 6. Founding Soviet Central Asia Authority and Credibility 7. Breaking and Building: The Stalin Era The Great Break 8. Stability and Growth Changing Relations between Moscow and the Republics 9. From Reform to Independence Water, Cotton, and Nationalism Bibliography
Glossary
Turko-Mongol-Iranian Central Asia
Early Diplomatic and Trade Relations
Summary and Notes
Nomadic Cultures: Kazakhs, Turkmen, Kyrgyz
Beginnings of Russian Rule
Summary and Notes
Russia Engulfs the Kazakhs
Change in the Air
Military Conquest
Summary and Notes
Economic Development
Education
Social Dynamics
Summary and Notes
The Great War and the Great Unraveling
Marxism, Bolshevism, and Empire
Central Asia Shattered
Summary and Notes
The Creation of Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan
Building the Tools of Modernization
Summary and Notes
Collectivization and the Kazakh Tragedy
Contradictions of Stalinist Modernization
World War II and After
Summary and Notes
Cotton Monoculture, Cotton Monomania
The Hungry Steppe
Life on the Cotton Collectives
Mature Socialism
Summary and Notes
Restructuring / Unraveling
Now What?