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This multidisciplinary seminar explores Central Asia during several great transitions, focusing on former
Soviet Central Asia or the "orient" of the Russian Empire. We explore five distinct experiences: Muslim society and tradition,
the epoch of the emirates, how Central Asia and the Caucasus became part of the Russian empire, Central Asians under Soviet
rule, and the new states of Central Asia after independence in 1991. We explore three broad geographic areas: oases (Transoxania
- Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan), mountains (the Caucasus), and steppe (Kazakhstan), and we consider our own location
in the USA.
Syllabus is available as an Adobe document at the CSEWW"Syllabi for the Study of Central Asia" site at fas.hardvard.edu.
Miki Pohl 2005
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