Central Asia Reader: The Rediscovery of History - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1563242028 ISBN 13: 9781563242021

Publisher: Routledge, 1994

Synopsis

This unique anthology documents the rediscovery of history that is establishing a foundation for current political action and cultural revival in the Turkic regions (including Azerbaijan and the Volga) of the former Soviet Union. Translated from original languages and carefully annotated, these seminal materials are essential reading for those whose familiarity with Central Asian political and philosophical traditions has heretofore been restricted to Russian sources. Included are such classics as Z.V. Togan's The Origins of the Kazaks and Ozbeks and Akcuraoglu Yusuf's Three Policies, and recent writings such as Muhammad Ali's Let Us Learn Our Heritage and Ayaz Malikov's The Question of the Turk, as well as contemporary documents from the region

About this title

About the Author:

H. B. PAKSOY is happily retired.  Earlier, he taught at several universities.   So far, he published fifteen books.  He earned his D. Phil. from Oxford University, England (with a Grant from the Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals of the Universities of the United Kingdom), M.A. at the University of Texas at Dallas (with a National Science Foundation Project Grant Assistantship), and B.S. at Trinity University (with Bostwick Scholarship)

Review:

Much to admire in this collection. ... This is an important collection. ... One of the few English language sources to give voice to Central Asians, as they seek to rediscover their own past and chart the way for their own future. -- The Journal of Asian Studies
The history of Central Asia is currently being rewritten and the need for an overview of this literature is keenly felt. The anthology contains translations of nineteen excerpts or articles connected with the history of Central Asia, some appearing in English for the first time. ...  -- Middle East Studies Association Bulletin

The readings are informative and accessible to students and scholars alike.... Without doubt, both teaching and research on Central Asia are enriched by the primary information culled and presented in this volume. -- Nationalities Papers

A collection of authentic voices on the subjects of marital customs, childrearing, communal decision making, social prestige and values. -- Journal of South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies

These skillfully annotated essays present a fascinating collage of the struggles of Turkic peoples of the former Soviet Union to rid themselves of the legacies of a century of Russian domination and to forge new understandings of themselves and their pasts. -- Mark R. Beissinger, University of Wisconsin-Madison

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 1563242028
• ISBN 13: 9781563242021
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 216
• Editor: Paksoy H.B.