Turkestan and the Fate of the Russian Empire

ISBN-13: 9780415297448 / Twarda / 2002 / 238 str.

Daniel Brower

Opis

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

Spis treści

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

O autorze

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.