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Islam and the Russian Empire: Reform and Revolution in Central Asia
Helene Carrere D´encausse
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Paperback. An examination of the conflict between the central authority of the Russian Empire and its Muslim regions before, during and immediately after the Russian Revolution. It is suitable for those wishing to understand the complex dynamic between Islam and the State. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1FC; HBJD; HRH; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 182 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 326.
Relations between Muslims and the Russian government have long been a source of tension and never more so than today. This penetrating examination of the conflict between the central authority of the Russian Empire and its Muslim regions before, during and immediately after the Russian Revolution illuminates this important relationship. It is essential reading for anyone wishing to understand the complex dynamic between Islam and the State.This definitive history of the politics and administration of the state of Bukhara and its highly organised religious life is a source of many insights. It is also a superlative study of a Muslim ... Read more
Relations between Muslims and the Russian government have long been a source of tension and never more so than today. This penetrating examination of the conflict between the central authority of the Russian Empire and its Muslim regions before, during and immediately after the Russian Revolution illuminates this important relationship. It is essential reading for anyone wishing to understand the complex dynamic between Islam and the State.This definitive history of the politics and administration of the state of Bukhara and its highly organised religious life is a source of many insights. It is also a superlative study of a Muslim ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845118945
SKU
V9781845118945
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About Helene Carrere D´encausse
Helene Carrere d'Encausse is one of France's most eminent specialists in Russian history and has been the permanent secretary of the Academie Francaise since 1990. She is the author of numerous books including Nicholas II and The End of the Soviet Empire. Maxime Rodinson (1915-2004) was a French Marxist historian who specialised in the study of Islam. Among his many ... Read more
Reviews for Islam and the Russian Empire: Reform and Revolution in Central Asia
. . .Provides a unique portrait of the hitherto underanalysed Islamic modernist movement in Bukhara in the period from the mid-nineteenth century to the Bolshevik Revolution. It covers not only political thought and parties but a wide range of social, economic and historical developments in the latter part of the nineteenth century.
Fred Halliday, Professor of International Relations, London ... Read more
Fred Halliday, Professor of International Relations, London ... Read more