Central Asia, 130 years of Russian dominance : a historical overview / / Edward Allworth, editor

• Pubblicazione: Durham : , : Duke University Press, , 1994
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xix, 650 pages) : illustrations, maps
• Disciplina: 958
• Soggetto geografico: Asia, Central History
• Persona (resp. second.): AllworthEdward
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di contenuto: Part I. Confrontation Between Two Civilizations 1. Encounter / Edward A. Allworth 2. People, Languages, and Migrations / Karl H. Menges 3. The Population and the Land / Ian Murray Matley Part II. From the Russian Capture of Tashkent to Full Socialization, 1865-1966 4. Systematic Conquest, 1865 to 1885 / Helene Carrere d’Encausse 5. Organizing and Colonizing the Conquered Territories / Helene Carrere d’Encausse 6. The Stirring of National Feeling / Helene Carrere d’Encausse 7. Social and Political Reform / Helene Carrere d’Encausse 8. The Fall of the Czarist Empire / Helene Carrere d’Encausse 9. Civil War and New Governments / Helene Carrere d’Encausse 10. The National Republics Lose Their Independence / Helene Carrere d’Encausse 11. Agricultural Development (1865-1963) / Ian Murray Matley 12. Industrialization (1865-1964) / Ian Murray Matley 13. The Changing Intellectual and Literary Community / Edward A. Allworth 14. The Focus of Literature / Edward A. Allworth 15. Musical Tradition and Innovation / Johanna Spector 16. Modernizing Architecture, Art, and Town Plans / Arthur Sprague Part III. Followers and Leaders, 1967-1993 17. The New Central Asians / Edward A. Allworth 18. The Hunger for Modern Leadership / Edward A. Allworth Bibliography Glossary Index Contributors Acknowledgments
• Sommario/riassunto: For centuries, Central Asia has been a leading civilization, an Islamic heartland, and a geographical link between West and East. This work provides a comprehensive survey of the history of the impact of Russian rule upon the political, economic, social, intellectual, and cultural life of this diverse region.
• Titolo autorizzato: Central Asia, 130 years of Russian dominance
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910791146603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II