Islam and the Russian Empire: Reform and Revolution in Central Asia

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The history of modern Central Asia is of growing importance because of the Muslim role in Soviet society and the influence of the Muslim population on the Soviet Union's relations with other Muslim countries. Focusing on the state of Bukhara, this book deals with the conflict between the central authority of the Russian empire and its Muslim regions before, during, and immediately after the Russian Revolution. After the Crimean War, a Muslim reformist movement developed among the Bukharan intelligentsia who, in time, threw in their lot with the Bolshevik revolutionaries. With the success of the Bolshevik Revolution, however, the Muslim reform movement was both absorbed and contained by it. This rich account of the politics and administration of the state of Bukhara and its religious life fills an important gap in our understanding of the Muslim question in the Soviet Union today. Islam and the Russian Empire Contents Note on the Transliteration of Persian and Turkish Publisher’s Preface Preface Introduction Part I. The Origins of Reformism in Bukhara 1 Bukhara on the Eve of the Russian Conquest 2 The Russian Conquest: Bukhara Face-to-Face with Capitalism and the West 3 Preambles to Reformism Part II. In Search of an Ideology, 1900-17 4 National Awakening in Turkistan 5 Beginnings of Reformism in Bukhara 6 Era of the Secret Societies, 1910-14 Part III. National Reconquest, 1917-24 7 End of the Russian Empire: Bukhara Face-to-Face with War and Revolution 8 The October Revolution: Alliance between the Jadids and the Bolsheviks 9 The People’s Republic of Bukhara Conclusion Appendix 1 Dynasties and Rulers of the Khanate of Bukhara Appendix 2 Statutes of the Benevolent Society of Bukhara for the Dissemination of Knowledge among the Masses Appendix 3 The Emir of Bukhara’s Manifesto of 30 March 1917 Appendix 4 Reform Programme for Bukhara, drawn up by the Young Bukharan Party Notes Select Bibliography Supplementary Select Bibliography Glossary of Arabic, Persian and Turkish Terms Index of Subjects Index of Names