Central Asia : a new history from the imperial conquests to the present / Adeeb Khalid.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Khalid, Adeeb, 1964- author.

Series:

Gale eBooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islam--Asia, Central--History.

Islam.

Asia, Central--History.

Asia, Central.

Asia, Central--Ethnic relations.

Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu (China)--History.

Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu (China).

Asia, Central--Civilization--Russian influences.

Asia, Central--Civilization--Chinese influences.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 556 pages) : illustrations, maps

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2021]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

A major history of Central Asia and how it has been shaped by modern world eventsCentral Asia is often seen as a remote and inaccessible land on the peripheries of modern history. Encompassing Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, and the Xinjiang province of China, it in fact stands at the crossroads of world events. Adeeb Khalid provides the first comprehensive history of Central Asia from the mid-eighteenth century to today, shedding light on the historical forces that have shaped the region under imperial and Communist rule.Predominantly Muslim with both nomadic and settled populations, the peoples of Central Asia came under Russian and Chinese rule after the 1700s. Khalid shows how foreign conquest knit Central Asians into global exchanges of goods and ideas and forged greater connections to the wider world. He explores how the Qing and Tsarist empires dealt with ethnic heterogeneity, and compares Soviet and Chinese Communist attempts at managing national and cultural difference. He highlights the deep interconnections between the "Russian" and "Chinese" parts of Central Asia that endure to this day, and demonstrates how Xinjiang remains an integral part of Central Asia despite its fraught and traumatic relationship with contemporary China.The essential history of one of the most diverse and culturally vibrant regions on the planet, this panoramic book reveals how Central Asia has been profoundly shaped by the forces of modernity, from colonialism and social revolution to nationalism, state-led modernization, and social engineering.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Illustrations

List of Maps

List of Tables

List of Abbreviations

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1 The Multiple Heritages of Central Asia

Empire

2 The Manchu Conquest of Eastern Turkestan

3 Khoqand and Qing Silver

4 A Kazakh Ethnographer in Kashgar

5 Imperial Conquests

6 A Colonial Order

7 New Visions of the World

8 Imperial Collapse

Revolution

9 Hope and Disappointment

10 The Threshold of the East

11 A Soviet Central Asia

12 Autonomy, Soviet Style

13 Revolution from Above

14 A Republic in Eastern Turkestan

15 The Crucible of War

16 Another Republic in Eastern Turkestan

Communism

17 Development, Soviet Style

18 Soviet in Form, National in Content?

19 Xinjiang under Chinese Communism

20 On the Front Lines of the Cold War

Postcommunism

21 Unwanted Independence

22 A New Central Asia

23 Nationalizing States in a Globalized World

24 Are We Still Post-Soviet?

25 A Twenty-First- Century Gulag

Conclusion

Notes

Suggestions for Further Reading

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780691235196

0691235198

9780691220437

0691220433

OCLC:

1201696338