Tribal Nation The Making of Soviet Turkmenistan

Name: Tribal Nation The Making of Soviet Turkmenistan
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ISBN: 9780691127996

ISBN-10: 0691127999

ISBN-13: 9780691127996

Edition: 2004

Authors: Adrienne Lynn Edgar

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In 1917 Turkmenistan was a vague collection of semi-nomadic tribes under Russian domination. This book explores the creation of a Turkmen nation, partly Soviet policy & partly the evolution of indigenous notions of identity. The author offers a scholarly analysis of Soviet nation building in Asia.

Book details

List price: $39.95
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 9/25/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 6.10" wide x 9.17" long x 0.91" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



List of Maps and Illustrations


Acknowledgments


Note on Transliteration


Introduction Tribe, Class, and Nation in Turkmenistan



Making a Nation



Sources of Identity among the Turkmen



Assembling the Nation: The Creation of a Turkmen National Republic



Ethnic Preferences and Ethnic Conflict: The Rise of a Turkmen National Elite



Helpers, Not Nannies: Moscow and the Turkmen Communist Party



Dueling Dialects: The Creation of a Turkmen Language



Constructing Socialism



A Nation Divided: Class Struggle and the Assault on "Tribalism"



Cotton and Collectivization: Rural Resistance in Soviet Turkmenistan



Emancipation of the Unveiled: Turkmen Women under Soviet Rule


Conclusion


From Soviet Republic to Independent Nation-State


Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations


Bibliography


Index