ISBN-13: 9780415599771 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 352 str.
ISBN-13: 9780415599771 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 352 str.
This book examines the Russian/Soviet intellectual tradition of Oriental and Islamic studies, which comprised a rich body of knowledge especially on Central Asia and the Caucasus. The Soviet Oriental tradition was deeply linked to politics -- probably even more than other European 'Orientalisms'. It breaks new ground by providing Western and post-Soviet insider views especially on the features that set Soviet Oriental studies apart from what we know about its Western counterparts.