Indiana University Press
Russian Colonial Society in Tashkent, 1865a 1923
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- Jeff Sahadeo
- Indiana University Press
- Paperback
- 9780253222794
- 9.21 X 6.14 X 0.69 inches
- 1.03 pounds
- History > Russia & the Former Soviet Union
- English
Secure TransactionBook Description
This intensively researched urban study dissects Russian Imperial and early Soviet rule in Islamic Central Asia from the diverse viewpoints of tsarist functionaries, Soviet bureaucrats, Russian workers, and lower-class women as well as Muslim notables and Central Asian traders. Jeff Sahadeo's stimulating analysis reveals how political, social, cultural, and demographic shifts altered the nature of this colonial community from the tsarist conquest of 1865 to 1923, when Bolshevik authorities subjected the region to strict Soviet rule. In addition to placing the building of empire in Tashkent within a broader European context, Sahadeo's account makes an important contribution to understanding the cultural impact of empire on Russia's periphery.
Author Bio
Jeff Sahadeo received his PhD from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, in 2000. He joined Carleton after three years teaching at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville. His teaching interests include diaspora, migration, and empire in Eastern Europe and Asia. He also works on issues of colonialism, nationality, frontiers, and borders in relations of power and the creation of identities and states. A specialist on the Caucasus and Central Asia, Dr. Sahadeo has conducted extensive work in several countries of the region.
Dr. Sahadeo’s current research focuses on the intersection between nature and society, movement and social change through a study of rivers in the Republic of Georgia. He is also researching post-conflict peacebuilding through pluralism in Eurasia.
Source: Carleton University Department of Political Science
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