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Turkestan and the Fate of the Russian Empire Daniel Brower

Turkestan and the Fate of the Russian Empire By Daniel Brower

Turkestan and the Fate of the Russian Empire by Daniel Brower

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The central argument of this book is that the half-century of Russian rule in Central Asia was shaped by traditions of authoritarian rule.

Turkestan and the Fate of the Russian Empire Summary

Turkestan and the Fate of the Russian Empire by Daniel Brower

An important contribution to the scholarly literature on the history of the Russian Empire

The first study of 19th - 20th Century Russian Turkestan to be based on archival documents, many of which have only become available since the fall of the Soviet Union in the 1990's

Ideal for historians and advanced students in Russian history, as well as scholars interested in comparative colonialism

About Daniel Brower

Daniel Brower ia a Professor of History at the University of California - Davis. His research has centred on the social and political history of the Russian Empire.

Table of Contents

Preface Maps Illustrations Part I: Russian Turkestan and the Revolt of 1916 1. Judgments on a Flawed Imperial Undertaking 2. Visions of Imperial Integration 3. Colonial Uniqueness and Authoritarian Rule Part II: Constructing Russia's New Colony 1. Creating Colonial Turkestan 2. Kaufman's Colonial Plans 3. Colonial Knowledge of Turkestan Part III: The Colony in the Empire 1. Civil Order and the Statute of 1886 2. Language Politics and Cultural Missionaries 3. Colonial Profits and Productivity Part IV: Islam in Russian Turkestan 1. Colonial Conflict and Islam 2. Turkestan in a New Civilization 3. Resurgent Popular Islam Part V: The Making of a Settler Colony 1. Plans for Settler-Soldiers 2. Pioneers and Nomads 3. Colonization and the Empire Part VI: Turkestan and the Fall of the Russian Empire 1. War and Colonial Crisis 2. Colonial Collapse Epilogue: The Colonial Dilemma Resolved Select Bibliography Index

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NLS9780415558891
9780415558891
0415558891
Turkestan and the Fate of the Russian Empire by Daniel Brower
Daniel Brower
Central Asian Studies
New
Paperback
Taylor & Francis Ltd
2009-08-01
214
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