The Volga Tatars 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. The author has clearly defined, for the serious student and the general reader alike, a solid frame of reference in which to place the pre-1917 history of one group of Russia's Islamic people. She has carefully analyzed Tatar history and brilliantly illustrated the relevance of their past with regard to modern events and issues. The book contains an excellent bibliography that draws together a wealth of material hitherto unknown to Western readers and unavailable within any other single source. Rorlich's scholarly and comprehensive study is a welcome addition to the Hoover Institution Press's Studies of Nationalities in the USSR.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Primarily an intellectual history,
By Benjamin Trovato (Alexandria, VA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: VOLGA TATARS (HOOVER INST PRESS PUBLICATION) (Paperback)
This is primarily an intellectual history of the Kazan Tatars over the last 200 years. It tells a fairly standard story of a non-European people reacting to modernity, in the special case of a Muslim community that had been under semi-European rule since 1552. The most interesting fact is that Kazan had intellectual links to Bukhara and Samarkand as well as Istanbul and St Petersburg. Those seeking a full history of the Kazan Tatars, especially in the early period, will have to look elsewhere.
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A great book about Tatarstan,
This review is from: VOLGA TATARS (HOOVER INST PRESS PUBLICATION) (Paperback)
This is a well-written book, comprehensively tracing the history, culture, and politics of the Tatarstan region from ancient times to the Soviet era. The author draws from a wealth of Turkish and Tatar source documents and articles, covering every issue from religion to education to ethnic identity. Interesting Tatar poems are included as well.
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