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Soviet Orientalism And The Creation Of Central Asian Nations
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Author : Alfrid K. Bustanov
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2014-11-20
Soviet Orientalism And The Creation Of Central Asian Nations written by Alfrid K. Bustanov and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-11-20 with Social Science categories.
Orientalism – the idea that the standpoint of Western writers on the East greatly affected what they wrote about the East, the "Other" – applied also in Russia and the Soviet Union, where the study of the many exotic peoples incorporated into the Russian Empire, often in quite late imperial times, became a major academic industry, where, as in the West, the standpoint of writers greatly affected what they wrote. Russian/Soviet orientalism had a particularly important impact in Central Asia, where in early Soviet times new republics, later states, were created, often based on the distorted perceptions of scholars in St Petersburg and Moscow, and often cutting across previously existing political and cultural boundaries. The book explores how the Soviet orientalism academic industry influenced the creation of Central Asian nations. It discusses the content of oriental sources and discourses, considers the differences between scholars working in St Petersburg and Moscow and those working more locally in Central Asia, providing a rich picture of academic politics, and shows how academic cultural classification cemented political boundaries, often in unhelpful ways.
The Heritage Of Soviet Oriental Studies
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Author : Michael Kemper
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2011-02
The Heritage Of Soviet Oriental Studies written by Michael Kemper and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-02 with History categories.
This book examines the Russian/Soviet intellectual tradition of Oriental and Islamic studies, which comprised a rich body of knowledge especially on Central Asia and the Caucasus. The Soviet Oriental tradition was deeply linked to politics – probably even more than other European ‘Orientalisms’. It breaks new ground by providing Western and post-Soviet insider views especially on the features that set Soviet Oriental studies apart from what we know about its Western counterparts: for example, the involvement of scholars in state-supported anti-Islamic agitation; the early and strong integration of ‘Orientals’ into the scientific institutions; the spread of Oriental scholarship over the ‘Oriental’ republics of the USSR and its role in the Marxist reinterpretation of the histories of these areas. The authors demonstrate the declared emancipating agenda of Soviet scholarship, with its rhetoric of anti-colonialism and anti-imperialism, made Oriental studies a formidable tool for Soviet foreign policy towards the Muslim World; and just like in the West, the Iranian Revolution and the mujahidin resistance to the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan necessitated a thorough redefinition of Soviet Islamic studies in the early 1980s. Overall, the book provides a comprehensive analysis of Soviet Oriental studies, exploring different aspects of writing on Islam and Muslim history, societies, and literatures. It also shows how the legacy of Soviet Oriental studies is still alive, especially in terms of interpretative frameworks and methodology; after 1991, Soviet views on Islam have contributed significantly to nation-building in the various post-Soviet and Russian ‘Muslim’ republics.
The Establishment Of National Republics In Soviet Central Asia
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Author : A. Haugen
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2003-10-16
The Establishment Of National Republics In Soviet Central Asia written by A. Haugen and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-10-16 with History categories.
After almost four centuries of expansion the Russian Empire at the beginning of the 20th century covered vast territories on the Eurasian continent and included an immensely diverse population. How was the new Russian regime to deal with the complexity of its population? This book examines the role of nation and nationality in the Soviet Union and analyzes the establishment of national republics in Soviet Central Asia. It argues that the originally nationally minded Soviet communists with their anti-nationalist attitudes came to view nation and national identity as valuable tools in state building.
Crucifying The Orient
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Author : Kalpana Sahni
language : en
Publisher: Orchid Press
Release Date : 1997
Crucifying The Orient written by Kalpana Sahni and has been published by Orchid Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with History categories.
Central Asia In Art
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Author : Aliya Abykayeva-Tiesenhausen
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2016-06-20
Central Asia In Art written by Aliya Abykayeva-Tiesenhausen and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-06-20 with Art categories.
In the midst of the space race and nuclear age, Soviet Realist artists were producing figurative oil paintings. Why? How was art produced to control and co-opt the peripheries of the Soviet Union, particularly Central Asia? Presenting the 'untold story' of Soviet Orientalism, Aliya Abykayeva-Tiesenhausen re-evaluates the imperial project of the Soviet state, placing the Orientalist undercurrent found within art and propaganda production in the USSR alongside the creation of new art forms in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. From the turmoil of the 1930s through to the post-Stalinist era, the author draws on meticulous new research and rich illustrations to examine the political and social structures in the Soviet Union - and particularly Soviet Central Asia - to establish vital connections between Socialist Realist visual art, the creation of Soviet identity and later nationalist sentiments.
Reassessing Orientalism
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Author : Michael Kemper
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2015-02-11
Reassessing Orientalism written by Michael Kemper and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-02-11 with Literary Criticism categories.
Orientalism as a concept was first applied to Western colonial views of the East. Subsequently, different types of orientalism were discovered but the premise was that these took their lead from Western-style orientalism, applying it in different circumstances. This book, on the other hand, argues that the diffusion of interpretations and techniques in orientalism was not uni-directional, and that the different orientologies – Western, Soviet and oriental orientologies – were interlocked, in such a way that a change in any one of them affected the others; that the different orientologies did not develop in isolation from each other; and that, importantly, those being orientalised were active, not passive, players in shaping how the views of themselves were developed.
The Soviet Union In Asia
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Author : Geoffrey Jukes
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 1973
The Soviet Union In Asia written by Geoffrey Jukes and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1973 with History categories.
Nationalism And Identity Construction In Central Asia
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Author : Mariya Y. Omelicheva
language : en
Publisher: Lexington Books
Release Date : 2014-12-17
Nationalism And Identity Construction In Central Asia written by Mariya Y. Omelicheva and has been published by Lexington Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-12-17 with History categories.
This edited volume scrutinizes the nature and discourses of nationalisms and identity construction in the post-Soviet Central Asian republics, and elucidates the main strategies and tactics employed at various levels of identity construction in these states.
Soviet Nation Building In Central Asia
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Author : Grigol Ubiria
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2015-09-16
Soviet Nation Building In Central Asia written by Grigol Ubiria and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-09-16 with Social Science categories.
The demise of the Soviet Union in 1991 resulted in new state-led nation-building projects in Central Asia. The emergence of independent republics spawned a renewed Western scholarly interest in the region’s nationality issues. Presenting a detailed study, this book examines the state-led nation-building projects in the Soviet republics of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. Exploring the degree, forms and ways of the Soviet state involvement in creating Kazakh and Uzbek nations, this book places the discussion within the theoretical literature on nationalism. The author argues that both Kazakh and Uzbek nations are artificial constructs of Moscow-based Soviet policy-makers of the 1920s and 1930s. This book challenges existing arguments in current scholarship by bringing some new and alternative insights into the role of indigenous Central Asian and Soviet officials in these nation-building projects. It goes on to critically examine post-Soviet official Kazakh and Uzbek historiographies, according to which Kazakh and Uzbek peoples had developed national collective identities and loyalties long before the Soviet era. This book will be a useful contribution to Central Asian History and Politics, as well as studies of Nationalism and Soviet Politics.
Russian Orientalism
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Author : David Schimmelpenninck van der Oye
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2010-04-20
Russian Orientalism written by David Schimmelpenninck van der Oye and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-04-20 with History categories.
Here, the author examines Russian thinking about the Orient before the Revolution of 1917. He argues that the Russian Empire's bi-continental geography and the complicated nature of its encounter with Asia have all resulted in a variegated understanding of the East among its people.