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PUBL.- M. Buttino, Central Asia between Tsarist Empire & the USSR (in Italian)

Newly Published:

La rivoluzione capovolta l'Asia centrale tra il crollo dell'impero zarista e 
la formazione dell'Urss
(An upside down revolution, Central Asia between the collapse of the Tsarist 
Empire and the formation of the USSR)
Written by Marc Buttino
Editor: l'ancora del mediterraneo, Napoli, 2003
491 pp.
Price: 30 Euros

The book deals with the history of Turkestan (the region of Central Asia 
which is currently made up of the Republics of Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, 
Tajikistan and Kirghizia) in the first quarter of the twentieth century. The 
main focus is on the complex social and political dynamics which were set 
off by the collapse of the institutions of the Tsarist empire and the rise 
of Soviet regime. The study is heavily based on still unused primary 
sources, ranging from the reports of the tsarist administration on the state 
of the colony to the newspapers of Tashkent and Vernyi, from the papers in 
the military, state and party archives to the documents produced by the 
various levels of the local administration gathered in Moscow, Tashkent and 
Ferghana.

In order to provide an account of the events of this turbulent period which 
reflected the diversity of the situations co-existing in various parts of 
the region and in Turkestan society,  a large part of the book is devoted to 
the analysis of three particularly illuminating cases: Tashkent, the 
headquarters of the Russian political and military power; the Ferghana 
valley, a region where the armed resistance against the soviets 
(basmachestvo) was particularly strong; and the Semirech'e, a nomads' region 
in which famine and the ensuing social conflict assume catastrophic  
dimensions.

Table of Contents:

Introduction

Tashkent And The Colony
Tashkent
The colony
War, revolt, ethnic cleansing and famine

The Revolution Of The Russians
The revolution comes by telegraph
The Muslim elite in turmoil
A society in conflict
The threat of democracy
All the power to the Russians

The Disputed Colony
The dictatorship of famine
The Muslim political alternative
The armed option: the Basmachi
The Soviet power divided
Revolution within revolution
The end of hopes (epilogue)

Appendix
Notes
Sources And Bibliography
Glossary

For further information contact:

Marco Buttino
Associate Professor
Universite di Torino
Dipartimento di Storia
via S.Ottavio 20
10124 Torino
Italy
E-mail: marco.buttino@unito.it


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PUBL.- Shireen T. Hunter, Islam in Russia: Politics of Identity and Security

Shireen T. Hunter with Jeffrey L. Thomas and Alexander Melikishvili
Islam in Russia: The Politics of Identity and Security

Title: Islam in Russia: The Politics of Identity and Security
Author: Shireen T. Hunter with Jeffrey L. Thomas and Alexander Melikishvili
Publisher: M. E. Sharpe, Inc.
Publ. year: 2003
ISBN: 0765612828
Type: Hardcover
Extent: 576 pages
Price: $89.95

This broad study traces the shared history of Russia and Islam in expanding 
compass -- from the Tatar civilization within the Russian heartland, to the 
territories of the Caucasus and Central Asia brought under Imperial Russian 
and then Soviet rule, to the larger geopolitical and security context of 
contemporary Russia on the civilizational divide.

The study's distinctive analytical drive stresses political and geopolitical 
relationships over time and into the very complicated present. Rich with 
insight, the book is also an incomparable source of factual information 
about Russia's Muslim populations, religious institutions, political 
organizations, and ideological movements.

Contents:

Introduction

Part I Islam in Russia, Past and Present: An Overview

Chapter 1 Islam in Russia: The Historical Background
Chapter 2 Islam in Post-Soviet Russia: A Demographic, Geographic, 
          Institutional, Socio-Economic, Ideological, and Political Profile

Part II Identity Politics in the Russian Federation: The Islamic Factor

Chapter 3 The Evolution of Russia's Post-Soviet National Identity: The 
Impact of the Islamic Factor
Chapter 4 The Evolution of Russian Federalism: The Islamic Factor
Chapter 5 Democratization and Multi-Party Politics in Post-Soviet Russia: 
          Impact on Muslim Political Mobilization and Participation

Part III Russia and Islam: The Islamic Factor in Russia's External Relations

Chapter 6 The Evolution of Russia's Foreign Policy Perspectives in the 
          Post-Soviet Era
Chapter 7 The Role of Islam in Shaping Russia's Post-Soviet External Relations
Chapter 8 Russian Policy Toward Central Asia and the Transcaucasus
Chapter 9 Russia's Relations with the Northern Tier Countries
Chapter 10 Russia's Relations with the Arab World and the Balkans
Chapter 11 Russian-Western Relations
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index

About the Author:

Shireen T. Hunter is a Director of the Islam Program at the Center for 
Strategic and International Studies.

To order: Order online at www.mesharpe.com.

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Use promotional code DM328 before 12.06.03 to get a 50% discount.


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CALL FOR REVIEWERS- Journal of Central Asian Studies

The Journal of Central Asian studies is soliciting authors for book reviews. 
Both books in need of reviewers deal with Mongolia.  The Journal offers 
rapid turn-around time for review authors.

If you would like to receive for review either of the books listed below, 
reply by email to Dale Lightfoot, Book Review Editor of the JCAS 
(drlight@okstate.edu).

Please include a brief note about your research interests and expertise, and 
your mailing address so the book can be sent to you if you are selected for 
review.  Also, specify your order of preference for review (which book you 
would most prefer to review).  Thank you!

Books available for review for the JCAS:

1) Mongolia Today: Science, Culture, Environment and Development, edited by 
   D. Badarch, R.A. Zilinskas, and P.J. Balint (New York: Routledge/Curzon, 
   2003)

2) Poverty Reduction in Mongolia, edited by K. Griffin (The Australian 
   National University: Asia Pacific Press, 2003)

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PUBL.- Bulletin of the Asia Institute, 14, Nov. 14, 2003

Bulletin of the Asia Institute 14 (November 14, 2003)

Contents:

Martin Schwartz; Dream, Vision, and Poetic Form in the Gathas

A. D. H. Bivar; The Role of Allegory in the Persian Epic

David Frendo Byzantine-Iranian Relations before and after the Death of 
Khusrau II: A Critical Examination of the Evidence

V. A. Livshits Sogdian Sanak, a Manichaean Bishop of the 5th-Early 6th Century
Richard Salomon   Two New Kharosthi Inscriptions

A. D. H. Bivar A Current Position on Some Central and South Asian Chronologies

Robert L. Brown The Walking Tilya Tepe Buddha: A Lost Prototype

Mehrdad Shokoohy and Domestic Dwellings in Muslim India:

Natalie H. Shokoohy Mediaeval House Plans

Ursula Sims-Williams Forgeries from Chinese Turkestan in the British 
Library's Hoernle and Stein Collections

Shorter Notice:

Judith A. Lerner
The UNESCO International Symposium on the Silk Roads 2002

Review Article:

J. M. Rogers
Recent Archaeological Work on the Golden Horde

Reviews:

The Epic of Gilgamesh: A Myth Revisited (Ernst J. Conrad and Bernard Goldman)

Esther Jacobson et al. Répertoire des pétroglyphes d'Asie Central. Fasc. 6, 
Mongolie du nord-ouest Tsagaan Salla/Baga Oigor (William Honeychurch)

Marie-François Boussac and Antonio Invernizzi. Archives et sceaux du monde 
hellénistique/Archivi e sigilli nel mondo ellenistico. Torino, Villa Gualino 
13-16 Gennaio 1993 (Prudence O. Harper)

Nicholas Sims-Williams. Bactrian Documents from Northern Afghanistan I:  
Legal and Economic Document. Studies in the Khalili Collection, vol. 3. 
CIIr. Pt. 2, Inscriptions of the Seleucid and Parthian Periods and of 
Eastern Iran and Central Asia. Vol. 4, Bactrian (Yutaka Yoshida)

Werner Sundermann. Manichaica Iranica: Ausgewählte Schriften (Prods Oktor 
Skjærvø)

Mark Allon, with a contribution by Andrew Glass. Three Gandhari 
Ekottarikagama-Type Sutras: British Library Kharoshthi Fragments 12 and 14 
(Peter Skilling)

Timothy Lenz, with contributions by Andrew Glass and Bhikshu Dharmamitra. A 
New Version of the Gandhari Dharmapada and a Collection of Previous-Birth 
Stories. British Library Kharoshthi Fragments 16 $+ 2 (Phyllis Granoff)

Francine Tissot and Dominique Darbois. Kaboul: Le passé confisqué. Le musée 
de Kaboul 1931-1965 (Carol A. Bromberg)

Rika Gyselen. The Four Generals of the Sasanian Empire: Some Sigillographic 
Evidence (D. T. Potts)

Books Received





Evidence (D. T. Potts)