1. Introduction 2. Perceptions of Nomadism 3. The Politics of Land Use 4. Territory and Jurisdiction 5. Taxing Nomads 6. Social Policies in the Nomadic Aul (Community) 7. Sedentarisation 8. Conclusion
An examination Russian imperialism and nomadic life in central Asia under Lenin and Stalin.
Alun Thomas is Lecturer in Modern History at Staffordshire University, UK. He received his PhD from the University of Sheffield, UK, and has written in peer-reviewed journals and delivered papers internationally on the complex relationship between the nomadic communities of Central Asia and the nascent Soviet state.
An impressive array of materials from the archives … Dense with
details … Summing Up: Recommended.
*V. Clement, Marine Corps University, CHOICE*
Impressive ... Provides human experiences to demonstrate the
chaotic attempts at taxing nomads, the uninformed policies of
education of women to interrupt gender relations, and forced
sedentarization policies in the name of collectivization ... An
important contribution, not only to Central Eurasian studies, but
to any field that studies the relationship between state-sponsored
modernization policies and indigenous communities around the
world.
*The Russian Review*
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