Soviet Central Asia: The Failed Transformation 0813379075, 9780813379074

The Transformation of Central Asia: States and Societies from Soviet Rule to Independence 9781501731334

With the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, former Communist Party leaders in Central Asia were faced with the daunting t

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Post-Soviet Central Asia 9780755619801, 9781860643279

Because of its geographical location, central Asia has been a cultural crossroads since the dawn of history. The great a

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Film and Identity in Kazakhstan: Soviet and Post-Soviet Culture in Central Asia 1784538388, 9781784538385

Cinema and nationalism are two fundamentally modern phenomena, but how have films shaped our understanding of the creati

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Film and Identity in Kazakhstan: Soviet and Post-Soviet Culture in Central Asia 9781350986428, 9781838608538

Cinema and nationalism are two fundamentally modern phenomena, but how have films shaped our understanding of the creati

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Screening Soviet Nationalities: Kulturfilms from the Far North to Central Asia 9781350987944, 9781786730404

Was World War II really the ‘Good War’? In the years since the declaration of peace in 1945 many myths have sprung up ar

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Intermarriage and the Friendship of Peoples: Ethnic Mixing in Soviet Central Asia 150176294X, 9781501762949

Intermarriage and the Friendship of Peoples examines the racialization of identities and its impact on mixed couples and

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Central Asia in Art: From Soviet Orientalism to the New Republics 9781784533526, 9781350985643, 9781838608132

In the midst of the space race and nuclear age, Soviet Realist artists were producing figurative oil paintings. Why? How

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The Geography of Central Asia: Human Adaptations, Natural Processes and Post-Soviet Transition 9783030612658, 9783030612665

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Intermarriage and the Friendship of Peoples: Ethnic Mixing in Soviet Central Asia 9781501762956

Intermarriage and the Friendship of Peoples sheds light on the racialization of identities and its impact on mixed coupl

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China and Central Asia in the Post-Soviet Era : A Bilateral Approach 9781498518055, 9781498518048

This manuscript examines Sino-Middle Eastern relations on a bilateral level. It highlights the depth of China’s involvem

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