The Volga Tatars: A Profile in National Resilience

Description

This is the first Western language study that investigates the history of the Volga Tatars since the Tenth Century A.D. The central theme of the book is the shaping and evolution of the identity of these people, focusing on the history of the first non-Christian and non-Slavic people incorporated into the Russian state. Contents Foreword Preface Introduction 1 The Origins of the — Volga Tatars 2 The Bulgar State 3 The Mongol Conquest 4 The Kazan Khanate 5 Annexation of the Kazan Khanate and Russian Policies Toward the Tatars 6 Reformism: A Re-evaluation of Religious Thought 7 Reformism at Work: The Emergence of a Religious-Secular Symbiosis 8 Education 9 Tatar Jadids in Politics 10 The Revolution: From Cultural Autonomy to the Tatar ASSR 11 National Communism and the Tatar ASSR Before World War II Conclusion Glossary Notes INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1 CHAPTER 2 CHAPTER 3 CHAPTER 4 CHAPTER 5 CHAPTER 6 CHAPTER 7 CHAPTER 8 CHAPTER 9 CHAPTER 10 CHAPTER 11 CHAPTER 12 Bibliography Index