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Tribal nation : the making of Soviet Turkmenistan /

In 1917 Turkmenistan was a vague collection of semi-nomadic tribes under Russian domination. This book explores the creation of a Turkmen nation, partly Soviet policy & partly the evolution of indigenous notions of identity. The author offers a scholarly analysis of Soviet nation building in Asi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Edgar, Adrienne Lynn, 1960- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2006, ©2004.
Colección:ACLS Humanities E-Book.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: Tribe, class, and nation in Turkmenistan
  • Sources of identity among the Turkmen
  • Assembling the nation: the creation of a Turkmen National Republic
  • Ethnic preferences and ethnic conflict: the rise of a Turkmen national elite
  • Helpers, not nannies: Moscow and the Turkmen communist party
  • Dueling dialects: the creation of a Turkmen language
  • A nation divided: class struggle and the assault on "tribalism"
  • Cotton and collectivization: rural resistance in Soviet Turkmenistan
  • Emancipation of the unveiled: Turkmen women under Soviet rule
  • Conclusion: From Soviet republic to independent nation-state.