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Stalin's Nomads : Power and Famine in Kazakhstan /
Robert Kindler's seminal work is a comprehensive and unsettling account of the Soviet campaign to forcefully sedentarize and collectivize the Kazakh clans. Viewing the nomadic life as unproductive, and their lands unused and untilled, Stalin and his inner circle pursued a campaign of violence a...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés Alemán |
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Baltimore, Maryland :
Project Muse,
2018
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| Colección: | Central Eurasia in context.
Book collections on Project MUSE. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Robert Kindler's seminal work is a comprehensive and unsettling account of the Soviet campaign to forcefully sedentarize and collectivize the Kazakh clans. Viewing the nomadic life as unproductive, and their lands unused and untilled, Stalin and his inner circle pursued a campaign of violence and subjugation, rather than attempting any dialog or cultural assimilation. The results were catastrophic, as the conflict and an ensuing famine (1931-1933) caused the death of nearly one-third of the Kazakh population. Hundreds of thousands of nomads became refugees and a nomadic culture and social order were essentially destroyed in less than five years. Kindler provides an in-depth analysis of Soviet rule, economic and political motivations, and the role of remote and local Soviet officials and Kazakhs during the crisis. This is the first English-language translation of an important and harrowing history, largely unknown to Western audiences prior to Kindler's study. |
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| Notas: | Translation of: Stalins Nomaden : Herrschaft und Hunger in Kasachstan. Issued as part of book collections on Project MUSE. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (376 pages): illustrations, maps. |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [317]-354) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780822986140 |
| Acceso: | Access restricted to authorized users and institutions. |