Tribal nation : the making of Soviet Turkmenistan /

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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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Edgar, Adrienne Lynn, 1960- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2006, ©2004.
Series:ACLS Humanities E-Book.
Subjects:
1900-1999
Turkmen > Ethnic identity.
Nationalism > Turkmenistan.
Turkmènes > Identité ethnique.
Nationalisme > Turkménistan.
HISTORY > Asia > Central Asia.
HISTORY > Asia > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Ideologies > Nationalism & Patriotism.
Nationalism
Social conditions
Turkmenistan > History > 20th century.
Turkmenistan > Social conditions.
Turkménistan > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Turkmenistan
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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