The Modern Uzbeks: From the 14th Century to the Present : A Cultural History (Studies of Nationalities in the USSR)
by Allworth, Edward A
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- near fine
- Paperback
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- Condition
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- ISBN 10
- 0817987320
- ISBN 13
- 9780817987329
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About This Item
Stanford, California: Hoover InstItution Press - Stanford University, 1990. First Printing Stated . Trade Paperback. Near Fine. 6" x 9. 410 Pages Indexed. tight straight book with no marks or stamps. Faultless Interior Text. Allworth's book is a work thoroughly reseaarched, well written, and insightful. It is a comprehensive and authoritative survey of the cultural history of the Usbeks and Uxbekistan. No other U.S. historian has done so much to promote the study fo Central Asia and the Soviet nationalities. He has investigated and written on ethnic and nationality problems in the Soviet Union, with particular concentration on the peoples of Central Asia, their resistance to Russian and Soviet rule, and the impact of that rule on their society and culture. Contents in 18 Chapters: Ideas of Community, Symbols and Values of Sovereignty, Names and Tribes, Leadership, Ideology and the Literature of Praise, Diplomacy, History, Education, Culture and Religion, Politics, Homeland, Disintegration, Monuments of Trophies, Genealogy, Intelligentsia, Communication, Tradition, and Uzbekness.
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- Title
- The Modern Uzbeks: From the 14th Century to the Present : A Cultural History (Studies of Nationalities in the USSR)
- Author
- Allworth, Edward A
- Format/Binding
- Trade Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Printing Stated
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0817987320
- ISBN 13
- 9780817987329
- Publisher
- Hoover InstItution Press - Stanford University
- Place of Publication
- Stanford, California
- Date Published
- 1990
- Size
- 6" x 9
- Keywords
- RUSSIAN CULTURAL HISTORY
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