This study, written from the perspective of political sociology, represents the first comparative examination of Central Asian communal and political organisation before and after the tsarist conquest of the region. It covers Turkman, Kyrgyz, Kazakh and other tribal societies, analyses the patrimoni
Pretsarist and Tsarist Central Asia: Communal Commitment and Political Order in Change (Central Asian Studies Series)
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- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 341
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Library
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