Full Description
A study of the history of Soviet Central Asia and the demographic, political, economic and cultural weight of the Muslims that reside there. This book examines current trends in this area which is one of Russia's most turbulent and misunderstood minority regions.
Contents
chapterONE Tsarist Times; chapterTWO The Revolution; chapterTHREE The Basmachi Revolt; chapterFOUR The Economic Scene; chapterFIVE Population and Manpower; chapterSIX The National-Religious Symbiosis; chapterSEVEN Culture; chapterEIGHT The Sociopolitical Setting; chapterNINE Government; chapterTEN The Terminology of Nationality Politics; chapterELEVEN Perestroika in Central Asia;