Nomads and Soviet rule : Central Asia under Lenin and Stalin / Alun Thomas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thomas, Alun (Historian), author.

Series:

Library of modern Russia

Library of modern Russia.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nomads--Soviet Union.

Nomads.

Nomads--Asia, Central--History--20th century.

History.

Central Asia.

Soviet Union.

Physical Description:

x, 260 pages : maps ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

London : I.B. Tauris, 2018.

Contents:

Before the Bolsheviks p. 6

The Arrival of Soviet Rule p. 9

Nationhood, Class, Economy p. 11

Imperialism, Modernity, Post-Colonialism p. 15

1 Perceptions of Nomadism p. 26

Who was the Skotovad? p. 27

Backwardness p. 32

Agency and Settlement p. 37

Class p. 39

Scholarship p. 43

The 1926 Census p. 48

2 Nomadic Land p. 53

Under the Tsar p. 55

Decolonisation p. 56

Asserting Control p. 65

Further Land Reform p. 69

Class and Development p. 72

Nature and the Environment p. 75

3 Bordering Nomads p. 79

The Bukey Province p. 80

The Garabogazköl Lagoon p. 85

Changing Priorities p. 92

The Sino-Soviet Border p. 98

4 Taxing Nomads p. 105

The Tax-in-Kind p. 106

The Agricultural Tax p. 116

Taxing the Despots p. 129

5 (De)Mobilising Nomads p. 135

The Red Yurts p. 142

Nomadic Women p. 149

6 Collectivisation p. 157.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-256) and index.

ISBN:

1788311558

9781788311557

OCLC:

994313612