ISBN:
9781501715563
Sprache:
Englisch
Seiten:
xiii, 316 Seiten
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Illustrationen, Karten
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24 cm
Ausgabe:
First published
Paralleltitel:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
958.608/5
Schlagwort(e):
Economic development History 20th century
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Communism and society History 20th century
;
Elite (Social sciences) History 20th century
;
Central-local government relations History 20th century
;
Economic development History
;
20th century
;
Tajikistan
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Communism and society History
;
20th century
;
Tajikistan
;
Elite (Social sciences) History
;
20th century
;
Tajikistan
;
Central-local government relations History
;
20th century
;
Tajikistan
;
Tajikistan Politics and government 20th century
;
Soviet Union Politics and government 1953-1985
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Tajikistan Politics and government
;
20th century
;
Soviet Union Politics and government
;
1953-1985
;
Tadschikische Sozialistische Sowjetrepublik
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Sozialismus
;
Sozialer Wandel
;
Neuer Mensch
;
Wirtschaftsentwicklung
;
Geschichte
Kurzfassung:
Introduction : with dreams begin responsibilities -- Decolonization, de-Stalinization, and development -- Ayni's children : the making of a Tajik professional elite after Stalin -- The object of development : Central Asian social scientists and the meaning of equality, prosperity, and progress -- The hiding hand : planning, improvization, and the building of the Nurek Dam -- City you can write about : internationalism, social welfare, and urban utopia in Nurek -- Shepherds into builders : making the new Tajik man and woman -- Tractors, power lines, and the welfare state : the contradictions of the cotton economy and technological innovation -- A torch lighting the way to progress and civilization : Soviet Central Asia as a model of development -- Rethinking development in the era of glasnost : environmentalism, nationalism, and protest -- Conclusion : a dream deferred
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-307) and index
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