Russian rule in Samarkand, 1868-1910 : a comparison with British India / A.S. Morrison.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Morrison, Alexander, 1978-

Series:

Oxford historical monographs.

Oxford historical monographs

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Local government--Uzbekistan--Samarqand viloiati--History--19th century.

Local government.

Local government--Uzbekistan--Samarqand viloiati--History--20th century.

Samarqand viloi︠a︡ti (Uzbekistan)--Politics and government--19th century.

Samarqand viloi︠a︡ti (Uzbekistan).

Samarqand viloi︠a︡ti (Uzbekistan)--Politics and government--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (395 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Russian Rule in Samarkand examines the structures, personnel, and ideologies of Russian imperialism in Turkestan, taking Samarkand and the surrounding region as a case-study. The creation of a colonial administration in Central Asia presented Russia with similar problems to those faced by the British in India, but different approaches to governance meant that the two regimes often stood in stark contrast to one another. While the Russian administration was characterised bycorruption and inefficiency, British rule in India was often more violent, and its subjects much more heavily taxed.Opening

Contents:

The setting

Religion and the problem of Islam

The creation of a local administration and the abolition of amlakdari

The military bureaucracy

The 'living wall' : native administration in Samarkand

Irrigation

Qazis and the judiciary.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [328]-356) and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9786611853327

0-19-156317-X

1-281-85332-1

OCLC:

427823322