Central Asia: One Hundred Thirty Years of Russian Dominance, A Historical Overview, 3rd ed. (Central Asia Book Series)

For centuries, Central Asia has been a leading civilization, an Islamic heartland, and a geographical link between West and East. After a long traditional history, it is now in a state of change. With the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991, five newborn Central Asian states have emerged in place of the former Soviet Central Asia and Afghanistan. __Central Asia__ provides the most comprehensive survey of the history of the impact of Russian rule upon the political, economic, social, intellectual, and cultural life of this diverse region. Together, these essays convey a sense of the region’s community as well as the divisive policies that have affected it for so long. Now in its third edition (it was first published in 1967 and revised in 1989), this new edition of __Central Asia__ has been updated to include a new preface, a revised and updated bibliography, and a final chapter that brings the book up to 1994 in considering the crucial problems that stem from a deprivation of sovereign, indigenous leadership over the past 130 years. This volume provides a broad and essential background for understanding what has led up to the late twentieth-century configuration of Central Asia. Encounter / Edward Allworth -- People, Languages, And Mmigrations / Karl H. Menges -- The Population And The Land / Ian Murray Matley -- Systematic Conquest, 1865 To 1884 ; Organizing And Colonizing The Conquered Territories ; The Stirring Of National Feeling ; Social And Political Reform ; The Fall Of The Czarist Empire ; Civil War And New Governments ; The National Republics Lose Their Independence / Hélène Carrère D'encausse -- (cont.) Agricultural Development (1865-1963) ; Industrialization (1865-1964) / Ian Murray Matley -- The Challenging Intellectual And Literacy Community ; The Focus Of Literature / Edward Allworth -- Musical Tradition And Innovation / Johanna Spector -- Modernizing Architecture, Art, And Town Plans / Arthur Sprague -- The New Central Asians ; The Hunger For Modern Leadership / Edward Allworth. Edited By Edward Allworth. Rev. Ed. Of: Central Asia, 120 Years Of Russian Rule. New Ed. 1989. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [609]-618) And Index. For centuries, Central Asia has been a leading civilization, an Islamic heartland, and a geographical link between West and East. This work provides a comprehensive survey of the history of the impact of Russian rule upon the political, economic, social, intellectual, and cultural life of this diverse region.