Modern Central Asia: A Primary Source Reader: Contemporary Central Asia: Societies, Politics, and Cultures Yuriy Malikov Lexington Books

Modern Central Asia

A Primary Source Reader

Modern Central Asia

A Primary Source Reader

Description

Modern Central Asia: A Primary Source Reader is an academic resource that discusses the basic political, social, and economic evolution of Central Asian civilization in its colonial (1731–1991) and post-colonial (1991–present) periods. Among other aspects of Central Asian history, this source reader discusses resistance and accommodation of native societies to the policies of the imperial center, the transformation of Central Asian societies under Tsarist and Soviet rule, and the history of Islam in Central Asia and its role in nation and state-building processes. This primary source book will be instrumental for familiarizing students with the nationality policies of imperial Russian, Soviet, and post-Soviet governments as well as the effects produced by these policies on the natives of the region. The documents collected in this reader challenge the traditional approach, which has viewed Central Asians as passive recipients of the policies imposed on them by central authorities. Modern Central Asia: A Primary Source Reader demonstrates the active participation of the indigenous peoples in contact with other peoples by examining the natives’ ways of organizing societies, their pre-colonial experience of contact with outsiders, and the structure of their subsistence systems. The source book will also help students situate the major events and activities of Central Asia in a global context. In addition to the value of this collection to the Central Asian historical record, many of the included texts will be essential for comparative analyses and cross-disciplinary approaches in the study of world history.

Part I: Tsarist Central Asia
Chapter 1: Pre-Colonial Central Asia – Nomads and People of Oases
Document 1.1: Ivan Andreev, Description of the Kazakhs' Middle Horde
Document 1.2: Johann Gottlieb Georgi, About Tartar Peoples
Document 1.3: Burnachev and Pospelov, The Trip to Tashkent
Document 1.4: Ármin Vámbéry, Travels in Central Asia
Chapter 2: Russian Policies and Steppe Realities in the Eighteenth Century
Document 2.1: Decision of the Board of Foreign Affairs on the Letter Sent by Abu'l Khayr Khan
Document 2.2: Text of the Oath by Abu'l Khayr Khan on the Acceptance of a Russian Protectorate
Document 2.3: Letter of Abu'l Khayr Khan to Anna Ioannovna with a Request to Send Tevkelev to him and to Construct a Fortress at the Mouth of the River Or'
Document 2.4: Catherine II's Decree to the Governor-General of Simbirsk and Ufa about the Maintenance of Order on the Kazakh Steppe, the Safety of Borders, the Khan's Powers, the Appointment of Mullahs to Kazakh Clans, etc.
Document 2.5: Letter of Khan

Product details

Published	Jan 29 2021
Format	Paperback
Edition	1st
Extent	364
ISBN	9781793612199
Imprint	Lexington Books
Illustrations	16 b/w illustrations;5 tables;
Dimensions	217 x 154 mm
Series	Contemporary Central Asia: Societies, Politics, and Cultures
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing

A long-overdue collection of sources on modern Central Asia translated into English, this excellent anthology is a very useful teaching tool for students of the region.

Niccolo Pianciola, Lingnan University
Malikov merits the highest praise for producing a primary source reader that introduces readers to the full array of Russian imperial and Soviet engagement in Central Asia, and the Central Asians’ responses. The volume offers a wealth of translations of never-before-published documents which represent a major contribution to the study of modern Central Asia.

Scott Levi, Ohio State University
For educators engaged in Central Asian history, one of the difficulties has always been to provide primary source materials that students can use to contextualize and situate indigenous peoples in the era and environment of conquest and colonization. Yuri Malikov's collection fills a significant void. The materials selected are highly relevant, skillfully translated, and organized in logical fashion. It is an excellent addition to limited works available to teach modern Central Asian history.

Steven Sabol, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
This collection will be useful for courses in Central Asian and in Russian history. It fills a significant gap in the field.

Shoshana Keller, Hamilton College