The Surrogate Proletariat Moslem Women and Revolutionary Strategies in Soviet Central Asia, 1919-1929 |
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| Author:
| Massell, Gregory J. |
| Series title: | Center for International Studies, Princeton University Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-691-61848-7 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2015 |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $81.00 |
Book Description:
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The attempted modernization of Central Asia by the central Soviet government in the 1920's was a dramatic confrontation between radical, determined, authoritarian communists and a cluster of traditional Moslem societies based on kinship, custom, and religion. The Soviet authorities were determined to undermine the traditional social order through t
The attempted modernization of Central Asia by the central Soviet government in the 1920's was a dramatic confrontation between radical, determined, authoritarian communists and a cluster of traditional Moslem societies based on kinship, custom, and religion. The Soviet authorities were determined to undermine the traditional social order through t