| Description |
1 online resource. |
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text file PDF |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Series |
Central Eurasia in context series
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Central Eurasia in context.
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| Contents |
Intro; Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Kazakh Nomads and Russian Colonial Power; 2. Soviet Rule in the Steppe; 3. Collectivization and Sedentarization; 4. Civil War and Flight; 5. Famine; 6. Soviet Nomadism; 7. Legacy; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
Robert Kindler's seminal work is a comprehensive and unsettling account of the Soviet campaign to forcefully sedentarize and collectivize the Kazakh clans. Viewing the nomadic life as unproductive, and their lands unused and untilled, Stalin and his inner circle pursued a campaign of violence and subjugation, rather than attempting any dialog or cultural assimilation. The results were catastrophic, as the conflict and an ensuing famine (1931-1933) caused the death of nearly one-third of the Kazakh population. Hundreds of thousands of nomads became refugees and a nomadic culture and social order were essentially destroyed in less than five years. Kindler provides an in-depth analysis of Soviet rule, economic and political motivations, and the role of remote and local Soviet officials and Kazakhs during the crisis. This is the first English-language translation of an important and harrowing history, largely unknown to Western audiences prior to Kindler's study. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-354) and index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Stalin, Joseph, 1878-1953.
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Stalin, Joseph, 1878-1953. |
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Famines -- Kazakhstan -- History -- 20th century.
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Famines. |
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Kazakhstan. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
Nomads -- Sedentarization -- Kazakhstan -- History -- 20th century.
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Nomads -- Sedentarization. |
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Collectivization of agriculture -- Kazakhstan -- History.
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Collectivization of agriculture. |
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Kazakhstan -- History -- 20th century.
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Soviet Union -- History -- 1925-1953.
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Soviet Union. |
| Chronological Term |
1925-1953 |
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1900-1999 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 0822965437 9780822965435 |
| ISBN |
9780822986140 (electronic book) |
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0822986140 (electronic book) |
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9780822965435 |
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0822965437 |
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