Russian Colonial Society in Tashkent, 1865-1923

by Jeff Sahadeo

Overview

This intensively researched urban study dissects Russian Imperial and early Soviet rule in Islamic Central Asia from the diverse viewpoints of tsarist functionaries, Soviet bureaucrats, Russian workers, and lower-class women as well as Muslim notables and Central Asian traders. Jeff Sahadeo's stimulating analysis reveals how political, social, cultural, and demographic shifts altered the nature of this colonial community from the tsarist conquest of 1865 to 1923, when Bolshevik authorities subjected the region to strict Soviet rule. In addition to placing the building of empire in Tashkent within a broader European context, Sahadeo's account makes an important contribution to understanding the cultural impact of empire on Russia's periphery.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780253222794
Publisher:	Indiana University Press
Publication date:	06/22/2010
Pages:	336
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.80(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Jeff Sahadeo is Associate Professor of European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies and Political Science at Carleton University in Ottawa. He is editor (with Russell Zanca) of Everyday Life in Central Asia (IUP, 2007).

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Note on Transliteration
Introduction
Prologue: Tashkent before the Russians and the Dynamics of Conquest
1. Ceremonies, Construction, and Commemoration
2. Educated Society, Identity, and Nationality
3. Unstable Boundaries: The Colonial Relationship and the 1892 "Cholera Riot"
4. Migration, Class, and Colonialism
5. The Predicaments of "Progress," 1905–1914
6. War, Empire, and Society, 1914–1916
7. Exploiters or Exploited? Russian Workers and Colonial Rule, 1917–1918
8. "Under a Soviet Roof": City, Country, and Center, 1918–1923
Conclusion

Glossary
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Editorial Reviews

"A powerful picture of the cultural impact of empire on Russia's periphery. . . . Highly recommended."—Choice

"Sahadeo gives a vivid and reliable account of European—'Sart' interaction in colonial Tashkent . . . a groundbreaking study in this field. Vol. 29, No. 1, March 2010"—Central Asian Survey

"[T]his book deserves a broad readership, both of Russianists and of 'imperialists' specializing in various national histories. 10, 4 (Fall 2009)"—Kritika

"A welcome and important contribution to historical scholarship. . . . Sahadeo's book illuminates issues of identity and rule that remain relevant today."—Far Eastern Economic Review

"This excellent book . . . provide[s] a vivid picture of a new, brash but insecure colonial capital existing alongside and often in conflict with an ancient Muslim culture."—Steppe

"Russian Colonial Society in Tashkent is an excellent book, rich in detail and anecdote from archival sources, local newspapers, memoirs and other publications . . . Sahadeo's book is likely to be a standard work on the colonial period for many years to come. Vol. 88.4, October 2010"—Slavonic and East European Review

"A very rich, very intelligent study."—Journal of Modern History

"Gives the reader an intriguing portrait of the city during some of its key historical moments."—Transitions Online

From the Publisher

Gives the reader an intriguing portrait of the city during some of its key historical moments.

Transitions Online

A welcome and important contribution to historical scholarship. . . . Sahadeo's book illuminates issues of identity and rule that remain relevant today.

Far Eastern Economic Review

This excellent book . . . provide[s] a vivid picture of a new, brash but insecure colonial capital existing alongside and often in conflict with an ancient Muslim culture.

Steppe

Sahadeo gives a vivid and reliable account of European—'Sart' interaction in colonial Tashkent . . . a groundbreaking study in this field. Vol. 29, No. 1, March 2010

Central Asian Survey

A very rich, very intelligent study.

Journal of Modern History

[T]his book deserves a broad readership, both of Russianists and of 'imperialists' specializing in various national histories. 10, 4 (Fall 2009)

Kritika

Russian Colonial Society in Tashkent is an excellent book, rich in detail and anecdote from archival sources, local newspapers, memoirs and other publications . . . Sahadeo's book is likely to be a standard work on the colonial period for many years to come. Vol. 88.4, October 2010

Slavonic and East European Review

A powerful picture of the cultural impact of empire on Russia's periphery. . . . Highly recommended.

Choice

Overall, this is a powerful picture of the cultural impact of empire on Russia's periphery. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Graduate students/faculty.
—A.V. Isaenko, Appalachian State University

Choice Reviews