1st Edition

Soviet Central Asia The Failed Transformation

By William Fierman Copyright 1991
350 Pages
by Routledge

350 Pages
by Routledge

328 Pages
by Routledge

This book would never have materialized without the cooperation of all of the contributors, each of whom, certainly, also has a list of people to thank for help. As editor, however, I have the privilege of naming a few whose contributions were especially important. My understanding of Central Asian society has benefited enormously from the opportunities I have had to work and conduct research in... Read more
Foreword /Teresa Rakowska-Harmstone -- Acknowledgments -- Note on Spelling and Transliteration -- Introduction /William Fierman -- PART ONE: The Setting -- 1 The Soviet Transformation of Central Asia /William Fierman -- 2 Implications of Ethnic and Demographic Trends /Nimcy Lubin -- 3 Central Asia's Cotton Economy and Its Costs /Boris Z. Rumer -- PART TWO: Politics -- 4 Power and Politics in Soviet Uzbekistan: From Stalin to Gorbachev /Donald 5. Carlisle -- 5 Prelude to Independence: How the Uzbek Party Apparatus Broke Moscow's Grip on Elite Recruitment /James Critchlow -- PART THREE: Identity and Religion -- 6 Ethnic Attitudes and Relations in Modem Uzbek Cities /Ronald Wixman -- 7 Islam and Atheism: Dynamic Tension in Soviet Central Asia /Azade-Ayse Rorlich -- 8 Forging a Soviet People: Ethnolinguistics in Central Asia /Isabelle Kreindler -- PART FOUR: Socioeconomic Issues -- 9 Women and Society in Central Asia /Martha Brill Olcott -- 10 Central Asian Youth and Migration /William Fierman -- Conclusion /William Fierman -- Glossary -- About the Editor and Contributors – Index.

Biography

Fierman, William