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Alpamysh: Central Asian Identity under Russian Rule

H.B. Paksoy

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Description:In 1776 Edward Gibbon reflected that the eastward expansion of Russia had finally subdued 'the fiercest of the Tartar hordes.' In this monograph, H.B. Paksoy provides a rare glimpse into the subsequent struggle for cultural and national identity that unfolded in Central Asia.Paksoy's focus is the dastan, or oral epic. He explains the nature of the dastan, the attempts of orientalist Russian and then Soviet scholarship to subvert it, and the efforts made by a number of Central Asians to preserve and save their dastans.At the center of Paksoy's study is Alpamysh, probably the greatest of the dastans, which is here translated for the first time into English.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Alpamysh: Central Asian Identity under Russian Rule. To get started finding Alpamysh: Central Asian Identity under Russian Rule, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Publisher: Rounded Globe

Release: 2016

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Description: In 1776 Edward Gibbon reflected that the eastward expansion of Russia had finally subdued 'the fiercest of the Tartar hordes.' In this monograph, H.B. Paksoy provides a rare glimpse into the subsequent struggle for cultural and national identity that unfolded in Central Asia.Paksoy's focus is the dastan, or oral epic. He explains the nature of the dastan, the attempts of orientalist Russian and then Soviet scholarship to subvert it, and the efforts made by a number of Central Asians to preserve and save their dastans.At the center of Paksoy's study is Alpamysh, probably the greatest of the dastans, which is here translated for the first time into English.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Alpamysh: Central Asian Identity under Russian Rule. To get started finding Alpamysh: Central Asian Identity under Russian Rule, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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