Tribal nation: the making of Soviet Turkmenistan
Abstract
In 1917 Turkmenistan was a vague collection of semi-nomadic tribes under Russian domination. This book explores the creation of a Turkmen nation, partly Soviet policy & partly the evolution of indigenous notions of identity. The author offers a scholarly analysis of Soviet nation building in Asia.
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Tribal nation: the making of Soviet Turkmenistan
Tribe, class, and nation in Turkmenistan -- Sources of identity in Turkmen -- Assembling the nation: the creation of a Turkmen national republic -- Ethnic preferences and ethnic conflict: the rise of a Turkmen national elite -- Helpers, not nannies: Moscow and the Turkmen Communist Party -- Dueling dialects: the creation of a Turkmen language -- A nation divided: class struggle and the assault on 'tribalism' -- Cotton and collectivization: rural resistance in Soviet Turkmenistan -- Emancipation of the unveiled: Turkmen women under Soviet rule
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