The Surrogate Proletariat : Moslem Women and Revolutionary Strategies in Soviet Central Asia, 1919-1929 /

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The attempted modernization of Central Asia by the central Soviet government in the 1920's was a dramatic confrontation between radical, determined, authoritarian communists and a cluster of traditional Moslem societies based on kinship, custom, and religion. The Soviet authorities were determi...

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Main Author: Massell, Gregory J., 1925- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1974.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Women.
Politics and government.
Muslim women.
Communism and Islam.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Regional Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > General.
Communisme et islam.
Femmes > Asie centrale.
Musulmanes.
Women > Asia, Central.
Central Asia.
Asie centrale > Politique et gouvernement.
Asia, Central > Politics and government.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:The attempted modernization of Central Asia by the central Soviet government in the 1920's was a dramatic confrontation between radical, determined, authoritarian communists and a cluster of traditional Moslem societies based on kinship, custom, and religion. The Soviet authorities were determined to undermine the traditional social order through the destruction of existing family structures and worked to achieve this aspect of revolution through the mobilization of women. Gregory J. Massell's study of the interaction between central power and local traditions concentrates on the developmen.
Physical Description:1 online resource (484 pages): illustrations, maps
ISBN:9781400870295

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