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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A solid history.,
This review is from: KAZAKHS 2ND EDITION (HOOVER INST PRESS PUBLICATION) (Paperback)
"The Kazakhs" is a solid, academic history of the Kazakh people from an author familiar to Central Asia scholars. Olcott starts with the formation of the ethnicity and continues through the very recent past to deal with Kazakstan's "Unexpected Independence." Lots of good information regarding the critical question of Russians in Kazakhstan, and the the new country's relations with Russia. Not light reading, but a good history.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Very solid, informative and objective.,
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This review is from: The Kazakhs (Studies of Nationalities in the USSR) (Paperback)
Martha Brill Olcott is certainly an expert on this country and, furthermore, she writes very well. The only setback is that it is a bit dry and might seem to be too detailed. If you you know nothing about Kazakhstan, then expect to hear so many names that you probably will feel somewhat overwhelmed. However, it deserves the five starts just because it remains the best piece of writing on this subject out there.
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KAZAKHS 2ND EDITION (HOOVER INST PRESS PUBLICATION) by Martha Brill Olcott (Paperback - July 7, 1995)
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