344 Pages
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Routledge
352 Pages
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Routledge
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In a unique survey, based on new census data, Geographic Perspectives on Soviet Central Asia highlights the region's geographic, economic and ecological problems since 1945. Painting a grim picture, this book investigates how the combination of rapid population growth and declining per capita investment is causing economic conditions to slide in rural areas and encouraging an ecological... Read more
Part 1 Part I Introduction; Chapter 1 Introduction, Robert A.Lewis; Part 2 Part II Regional Background; Chapter 2 Chapter 2 The Frontier and Colonialism in Russian and Soviet Central Asia, Ralph S.Clem; Chapter 3 Chapter 3 The Political Geography of Soviet Central Asia: Integrating the Central Asian Frontier, LeeSchwartz; Chapter 4 Chapter 4 The Physical Geography of Soviet Central Asia and the Aral Sea Problem, PeterSinnott; Part 3 Part III Economic Geography; Chapter 5 Chapter 5 Soviet Geographical Imbalances and Soviet Central Asia, Ronald D.Liebowitz; Chapter 6 Chapter 6 Agricultural Change, Labor Supply, and Rural Out-Migration in Soviet Central Asia, Peter R.Craumer; Chapter 7 Chapter 7 Work Force Composition, Patriarchy, and Social Change; Part 4 Part IV Social Geography; Chapter 8 Chapter 8 The Demography of Soviet Central Asia and its Future Development, Ozod Baba-MirzayevichAta-Mirzayev, Abdukhakim AbdukhamidovichKayumov; Chapter 9 Chapter9 Demographic Trends in Soviet Central Asia and Southern Kazakhstan, H. Rowland Richard; Chapter 10 Chapter 10 Social Mobilization in Soviet Central Asia, Robert J.Kaiser; Chapter 11 Chapter 11 Nations and Homelands in Soviet Central Asia, Robert J.Kaiser; Index;
Biography
Robert A. Lewis is a Professor of Geography at Columbia University. The contributors are from both the West and Central Asia and all have travelled extensively in the region.
`This brings together the latest research by Western, Russian and Central Asian geographers and social scientists and addresses some key topical issues in depth, seeking to give objective reports and analyses.' - The Middle East
