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Informationen zum Autor S. Frederick Starr Klappentext The Ferghana Valley can reasonably be said to lie in the heart of Central Asia. As such, the Valley has made an inordinate contribution to the history and culture of the region as a whole, as well as significantly affecting the economic, political and religious spheres. This book looks at the region over time, from its early history to the present. It embraces not just the obvious fields of politics, economics and religion, but also ethnography, sociology and culture, and includes the insights of leading scholars from all three Ferghana countries. The book discusses various questions of identity relating to the region, showing how the identity of the Ferghana Valley relates to the emerging national identities of the three post-colonial states that are still gradually emerging from the demise of the Soviet Union, as well as how an understanding of the Ferghana Valley is key to understanding Central Asia itself. Zusammenfassung The Ferghana Valley can reasonably be said to lie in the heart of Central Asia. As such, the Valley has made an inordinate contribution to the history and culture of the region as a whole, as well as significantly affecting the economic, political and religious spheres. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments, Introducing the Ferghana Valley, 1. The Ferghana Valley: The Pre-Colonial Legacy, 2. The Rise and Fall of the Kokand Khanate, 3. Colonial Rule and Indigenous Responses, 1860–1917, 4. Soviet Rule and the Delineation of Borders in the Ferghana Valley, 1917–1930, 5. The Ferghana Valley Under Stalin, 1929–1953, 6. The Ferghana Valley in the Eras of Khrushchev and Brezhnev, 7. Cultural Life in the Ferghana Valley Under Khrushchev and Brezhnev, 8. The Ferghana Valley During Perestroika, 1985–1991, 9. A New Phase in the History of the Ferghana Valley, 1992–2008, 10. Economic Development in the Ferghana Valley Since 1991, 11. Land, Water, and Ecology, 12. Culture in the Ferghana Valley Since 1991: The Issue of Identity, 13. Islam in the Ferghana Valley: Between National Identity and Islamic Alternative, 14. The Ferghana Valley and the International Community, Conclusion, About the Editors, Authors, and Contributing Authors, Index...
