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To Moscow, Not Mecca
Shoshana Keller
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Description for To Moscow, Not Mecca
This text explores the clash between communism and Islam in the Soviet campaign against Central Asia between 1917 and 1941. Shoshana Keller utilizes documents from Moscow and Tashkent, including the former Communist Party Archive of Uzbekistan. Num Pages: 300 pages, bibliography, glossary. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 1FC; 3JJG; HBJD; HBJF; HBLW; HRH; JFSR2; JPFC; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 628.
The clash between Communism and Islam in the Soviet Union pitted two socio-political systems against one another, each proclaiming ultimate truth. This study examines the first decades of the struggle in Central Asia (1917-1941), where an ancient religious tradition faced an aggressive form of secular modernity. The Soviets attempted to break down Muslim culture and remold it on Marxist-Leninist lines. Central Asians played complex roles in this effort, both defending and attacking Islam, but mostly trying to survive. Despite Stalin's totalitarian aims, the Soviet regime in Central Asia was often weak even into the 1930s, and by 1941 the opposing ... Read more
The clash between Communism and Islam in the Soviet Union pitted two socio-political systems against one another, each proclaiming ultimate truth. This study examines the first decades of the struggle in Central Asia (1917-1941), where an ancient religious tradition faced an aggressive form of secular modernity. The Soviets attempted to break down Muslim culture and remold it on Marxist-Leninist lines. Central Asians played complex roles in this effort, both defending and attacking Islam, but mostly trying to survive. Despite Stalin's totalitarian aims, the Soviet regime in Central Asia was often weak even into the 1930s, and by 1941 the opposing ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2001
Publisher
ABC-CLIO United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
Number of Pages
300
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780275972387
SKU
V9780275972387
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About Shoshana Keller
SHOSHANA KELLER is an Associate Professor of Russian/Soviet History at Hamilton College. Her research and training center on the multinational character of the Soviet Union and integrating Russian history into that of the Eurasian continent as a whole./e Her other interests include religious history and nation-building in the Soviet context.
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