{"product_id":"russia-and-central-asia-coexistence-conquest-convergence-paperback-softback-9781487594343","title":"Russia and Central Asia; Coexistence, Conquest, Convergence (Paperback \/ softback) 9781487594343","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eRussia and Central Asia\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eCoexistence, Conquest, Convergence\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eShoshana Keller (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781487594343\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 20 November 2019\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e360 pages, 40 b\u0026amp;w illustrations, 8 b\u0026amp;w maps, 6 b\u0026amp;w tables\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.9 cm, 0.48 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRussia and Central Asia\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShoshana 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Note on Spelling\u003cbr\u003eGlossary\u003c\/em\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Early Coexistence \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRus\u0026amp;#x2019; and the Steppe Peoples  \u003cbr\u003eTurko-Mongol-Iranian Central Asia \u003cbr\u003eEarly Diplomatic and Trade Relations  \u003cbr\u003eSummary and Notes \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. The Balance of Power Shifts\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInternal Fragmentation, External Threats  \u003cbr\u003eNomadic Cultures: Kazakhs, Turkmen, Kyrgyz  \u003cbr\u003eBeginnings of Russian Rule \u003cbr\u003eSummary and Notes \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Conquest\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSettled Cultures: Uzbeks and Tajiks  \u003cbr\u003eRussia Engulfs the Kazakhs  \u003cbr\u003eChange in the Air \u003cbr\u003eMilitary Conquest \u003cbr\u003eSummary and Notes \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Imperial Rule \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGovernance \u003cbr\u003eEconomic Development  \u003cbr\u003eEducation \u003cbr\u003eSocial Dynamics \u003cbr\u003eSummary and Notes \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Revolutions  \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Revolution of 1905 and its Effects \u003cbr\u003eThe Great War and the Great Unraveling \u003cbr\u003eMarxism, Bolshevism, and Empire  \u003cbr\u003eCentral Asia Shattered \u003cbr\u003eSummary and Notes  \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Founding Soviet Central Asia \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAuthority and Credibility \u003cbr\u003eThe Creation of Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan \u003cbr\u003eBuilding the Tools of Modernization \u003cbr\u003eSummary and Notes \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Breaking and Building: The Stalin Era  \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Great Break  \u003cbr\u003eCollectivization and the Kazakh Tragedy \u003cbr\u003eContradictions of Stalinist Modernization \u003cbr\u003eWorld War II and After \u003cbr\u003eSummary and Notes \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Stability and Growth \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChanging Relations between Moscow and the Republics  \u003cbr\u003eCotton Monoculture, Cotton Monomania \u003cbr\u003e The Hungry Steppe\u003cbr\u003e Life on the Cotton Collectives\u003cbr\u003eMature Socialism  \u003cbr\u003eSummary and Notes   \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. 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