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Overview"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." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Shoshana KellerPublisher: University of Toronto Press Imprint: University of Toronto Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.480kg ISBN: 9781487594343ISBN 10: 1487594348 Pages: 360 Publication Date: 20 November 2019 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable  The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsA Note on Spelling Glossary Introduction 1. Early Coexistence Rus’ and the Steppe Peoples Turko-Mongol-Iranian Central Asia Early Diplomatic and Trade Relations Summary and Notes 2. The Balance of Power Shifts Internal Fragmentation, External Threats Nomadic Cultures: Kazakhs, Turkmen, Kyrgyz Beginnings of Russian Rule Summary and Notes 3. Conquest Settled Cultures: Uzbeks and Tajiks Russia Engulfs the Kazakhs Change in the Air Military Conquest Summary and Notes 4. Imperial Rule Governance Economic Development Education Social Dynamics Summary and Notes 5. Revolutions The Revolution of 1905 and its Effects The Great War and the Great Unraveling Marxism, Bolshevism, and Empire Central Asia Shattered Summary and Notes 6. Founding Soviet Central Asia Authority and Credibility The Creation of Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan Building the Tools of Modernization Summary and Notes 7. Breaking and Building: The Stalin Era The Great Break Collectivization and the Kazakh Tragedy Contradictions of Stalinist Modernization World War II and After Summary and Notes 8. Stability and Growth Changing Relations between Moscow and the Republics Cotton Monoculture, Cotton Monomania The Hungry Steppe Life on the Cotton Collectives Mature Socialism Summary and Notes 9. From Reform to Independence Water, Cotton, and Nationalism Restructuring / Unraveling Now What? BibliographyReviewsShoshana Keller's Russia and Central Asia: Coexistence, Conquest, Convergence is a book I couldn't put down. Anyone curious about Central Asia from a Russian history background would benefit from her unassuming prose. Whatever your interest, there will surely be an aspect of Central Asian and Russian history that will tickle your fancy. The University of Toronto Press publishes some of the most powerful books that demystify this shrouded region and lesser-known history, opening the doors so that any student can begin learning about the richness of these societies. -- Katherine Leung * <em>Lossi 36 Weekly</em> * Shoshana Keller's Russia and Central Asia: Coexistence, Conquest, Convergence is a book I couldn't put down. Anyone curious about Central Asia from a Russian history background would benefit from her unassuming prose. Whatever your interest, there will surely be an aspect of Central Asian and Russian history that will tickle your fancy. The University of Toronto Press publishes some of the most powerful books that demystify this shrouded region and lesser-known history, opening the doors so that any student can begin learning about the richness of these societies. -- Katherine Leung * <em>Lossi 36 Weekly</em> * Shoshanna Keller has written an important book on the history of Central Asia that covers its pre-Russian, Russian imperial, Soviet, and post-Soviet periods, focusing on the imperial and Soviet periods. As she tackles this thorny subject, Keller's most significant contribution is to bring into focus the nomadic perspective that has largely been neglected by earlier scholarship. -- Gulnar Kendirbai, Columbia University * <em>Acta Via Serica</em> * Well informed on historical debates of each period that the book addresses, Keller demonstrates how the relations between these two spaces evolved before, during, and after key episodes in their respective histories. -- Alisher Khaliyarov, Ohio State University * <em>Central Asian Survey</em> * Author InformationShoshana Keller is a professor in the Department of History at Hamilton College. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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