03554nam 2200697Ia 450 991080888530332120200520144314.01-135-14501-61-283-84416-81-135-14493-10-203-60521-710.4324/9780203605219 (CKB)2670000000277118(EBL)1075324(OCoLC)821176261(SSID)ssj0000784484(PQKBManifestationID)11443006(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000784484(PQKBWorkID)10763917(PQKB)11236748(MiAaPQ)EBC1075324(Au-PeEL)EBL1075324(CaPaEBR)ebr10628824(CaONFJC)MIL415666(OCoLC)606918429(OCoLC)1204299388(FINmELB)ELB132500(EXLCZ)99267000000027711820020725d2003 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrTurkestan and the fate of the Russian Empire /Daniel BrowerLondon ;New York RoutledgeCurzon2003London ;New York :RoutledgeCurzon,2003.1 online resource (239 p.)Central Asian StudiesDescription based upon print version of record.0-415-55889-1 0-415-29744-3 Includes bibliographical references (p. 198-207) and index.TURKESTAN AND THE FATE OF THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Illustrations; 1 Russian Turkestan and the revolt of 1916; Judgments on a flawed imperial undertaking; Visions of imperial integration; Colonial uniqueness and authoritarian rule; 2 Constructing Russia's new colony; Creating colonial Turkestan; Kaufmans colonial plans; Colonial knowledge of Turkestan; 3 The colony in the empire; Civil order and the statute of 1886; Language politics and cultural missionaries; Colonial profits and productivity; 4 Islam in Russian Turkestan; Colonial conflict and IslamTurkestan in a ""new civilization""Resurgent popular Islam; 5 The making of a settler colony; Plans for settler-soldiers; Pioneers and nomads; Colonization and the empire; 6 Turkestan and the fall of the Russian empire; War and the colonial crisis; Colonial collapse; 7 Epilogue: the colonial dilemma resolved; Notes; Selected bibliography; IndexThe central argument of this book is that the half-century of Russian rule in Central Asia was shaped by traditions of authoritarian rule, by Russian national interests, and by a civic reform agenda that brought to Turkestan the principles that informed Alexander II's reform policies. This civilizing mission sought to lay the foundations for a rejuvenated, 'modern' empire, unified by imperial citizenship, patriotism, and a shared secular culture. Evidence for Brower's thesis is drawn from major archives in Uzbekistan and Russia. Use of these records permitted him to develop the first interpretCentral Asian StudiesAsia, CentralHistoryRussiaColonizationAsia, CentralAsia, CentralAnnexation to Russia958.40815.70bcl15.75bclBrower Daniel R33550MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910808885303321Turkestan and the fate of the Russian Empire4024267UNINA