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Title
Central Asia
Type
Text
Monograph
Contribution
Khalid, Adeeb, 1964- (author)
Subject
Asia, Central--History (LCSH)
Asia, Central--Ethnic relations (LCSH)
Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu (China)--History (LCSH)
Islam--Asia, Central--History (LCSH)
Asia, Central--Civilization--Russian influences (LCSH)
Asia, Central--Civilization--Chinese influences (LCSH)
Language
English (eng)
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Classification
LCC: DK856 .K47 2021 (Assigner: dlc) (Status: used by assigner)
DDC: 958 full (Assigner: dlc)(Source: 23)
Supplementary Content
bibliography (bibliography)
index (index)
Content
text (txt)
Summary
"A major history of Central Asia and how it has been shaped by modern events Central Asia is often seen as a remote and inaccessible land on the peripheries of modern history. Encompassing Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, and the Xinjiang province of China, it in fact stands at the crossroads of world events. Adeeb Khalid provides the first comprehensive history of Central Asia from the mid-eighteenth century to today, shedding light on the historical forces that have shaped the region under imperial and Communist rule. Predominantly Muslim with both nomadic and settled populations, the peoples of Central Asia came under Russian and Chinese rule after the 1700s. Khalid shows how foreign conquest knit Central Asians into global exchanges of goods and ideas and forged greater connections to the wider world. He explores how the Qing and Tsarist empires dealt with ethnic heterogeneity, and compares Soviet and Chinese Communist attempts at managing national and cultural difference. He highlights the deep interconnections between the "Russian" and "Chinese" parts of Central Asia that endure to this day, and demonstrates how Xinjiang remains an integral part of Central Asia despite its fraught and traumatic relationship with contemporary China. The essential history of one of the most diverse and culturally vibrant regions on the planet, this panoramic book reveals how Central Asia has been profoundly shaped by the forces of modernity, from colonialism and social revolution to nationalism, state-led modernization, and social engineering"-- Provided by publisher.
Table Of Contents
The Multiple Heritages of Central Asia
The Manchu Conquest of Eastern Turkestan
Khoqand and Qing Silver
A Kazakh Ethnographer in Kashgar
Imperial Conquests
A Colonial Order
New Visions of the World
Imperial Collapse
Hope and Disappointment
The Threshold of the East
A Soviet Central Asia
Autonomy, Soviet Style
Revolution from Above
A Republic in Eastern Turkestan
The Crucible of War
Another Republic in Eastern Turkestan
Development, Soviet Style
Soviet in Form, National in Content?
Xinjiang under Chinese Communism
On the Front Lines of the Cold War
Unwanted Independence
A New Central Asia
Nationalizing States in a Globalized World
Are We Still Post-Soviet?
A Twenty-First Century Gulag.
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Khalid, Adeeb, 1964- Central Asia
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Date: 2020-10-26
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Central Asia