Collectivization and Social Engineering: Soviet Administration and the Jews of Uzbekistan 1917-1939

Levin, Zeev

ISBN 10: 9004294708 / ISBN 13: 9789004294707

Published by Brill Academic Pub, 2015

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254 pages. 9.50x6.50x1.00 inches. In Stock. This item is printed on demand.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Collectivization and Social Engineering: Soviet Administration and the Jews of Uzbekistan 1917-1939
• Publisher: Brill Academic Pub
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9004294708
• ISBN 13: 9789004294707
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.55 kilograms

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Synopsis

Zeev Levin seeks to provide a comprehensive picture of government efforts to socialize the Jewish masses in Uzbekistan, a process in which the central Soviet government took part, together with the local, republican and regional administrations and Soviet Jewish activists. This research presents a chapter in the history of the Jews in Uzbekistan, as well as contributing to the study of the socialization process of the Jewish population in the USSR in general. It also contributes to the study of relations among political and government bodies and decision makers. The study is based on archival documents and provides a unique glance at the implementation of Soviet nationalities policy towards Bukharan Jews while comparing it to other national minority groups in Uzbekistan.

About the Author

Zeev Levin completed his doctorate at the School of History at Tel-Aviv University, the Department of Middle Eastern and African History (2009), specializing in the Jewish history of Eurasia in the late 19th and 20th centuries. During his post-doctorate he conducted research on Jewish and non-Jewish refugee populations in Central Asia and Siberia during World War II. He is currently serving as lecturer at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Head of the Eurasian Unit at the Harry S. Truman Institute for Advancement of Peace.