Description
This compete history of one of the largest non-Slavic ethnic groups charts it from its emergence in the mid-fifteenth century to the present. Olcott details the major events that have shaped the character of the Islamic nation of Kazakhstan, discussing the rise and fall of the Kazakh Khanate, the Kazakhs in imperial Russia, revolutionary and Soviet Kazakhstan, and the struggle for autonomy under Soviet rule.
About the Author
Martha Brill Olcott is professor of political science at Colgate University in Hamilton, New York and senior fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institution in Philadelphia.
Book Information
ISBN 9780817993528
Author Martha Brill Olcott
Format Paperback
Page Count 388
Imprint Hoover Institution Press,U.S.
Publisher Hoover Institution Press,U.S.
Weight(grams) 624g
About the Author
Martha Brill Olcott is professor of political science at Colgate University in Hamilton, New York and senior fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institution in Philadelphia.
Book Information
ISBN 9780817993528
Author Martha Brill Olcott
Format Paperback
Page Count 388
Imprint Hoover Institution Press,U.S.
Publisher Hoover Institution Press,U.S.
Weight(grams) 624g
