Kazakh Muslims in the Red Army, 1939-1945 / by Allen J. Frank.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Frank, Allen J., 1964- author.

Series:

Brill's Inner Asian library ; Volume 42.

Brill's Inner Asian library ; Volume 42

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Soldiers.

Soldiers--Kazkhstan--Correspondence.

Kazakh poetry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (226 pages)

Place of Publication:

Leiden, The Netherlands ; Boston : Brill, [2022]

Summary:

Kazakh Muslims in the Red Army is the first study of the WWII experience of Soviet Kazakhs. Based on indigenous-language sources, it focuses on the wartime experiences of Kazakh conscripts and the home front as expressed in correspondence. The study emphasizes how Kazakh social structure, religion, and patriotism were expressed and mobilized during the war years. By focusing on indigenous forms of private correspondence, the book presents an alternative to previous studies focusing on narratives and documentation derived from the Soviet state. It offers an entirely new basis for examining the wartime experiences of Soviet citizens and Soviet Muslims.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / Allen J. Frank

Copyright page / Allen J. Frank

Acknowledgements / Allen J. Frank

Abbreviations / Allen J. Frank

Introduction / Allen J. Frank

Chapter 1 Kazakhs on the Eve of World War II : A Devastated Society / Allen J. Frank

Chapter 2 Collective Violence and Military Service in Kazakh Imagination and Experience Before World War II / Allen J. Frank

Chapter 3 The Sources: Kazakh Letter-Poems in Their Literary and Social Contexts / Allen J. Frank

Chapter 4 Stages and Events of the War Experience / Allen J. Frank

Chapter 5 Wounds and the Hospital / Allen J. Frank

Chapter 6 Kazakh and Muslim in the Red Army / Allen J. Frank

Chapter 7 The Home Front: Separation, Kinship, and Unity / Allen J. Frank

Chapter 8 Political Dimensions and Meaning / Allen J. Frank

Conclusion / Allen J. Frank

Glossary / Allen J. Frank

Bibliography / Allen J. Frank

Index / Allen J. Frank.

Notes:

Kazakh Muslims in the Red Army is the first study of the wartime experience of Soviet Kazakhs. Based on indigenous-language sources, it focuses on the wartime experiences of Kazakh conscripts and the home front as expressed in correspondence.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 204-209) and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Frank, Allen J. Kazakh Muslims in the Red Army, 1939-1945

ISBN:

9789004515383

OCLC:

1319834564

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004515383 DOI