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The Heritage of Soviet Oriental Studies

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The Heritage of Soviet Oriental Studies

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The Western field of oriental studies and orientalism - criticised by Edward Said among others for encouraging the orient to be viewed in a particular way - has a counterpart in Russia and the Soviet Union. This book examines this Russian/Soviet intellectual tradition of oriental scholarship covering Islamic history and Muslim literatures of the USSR republics of Central Asia and the Caucasus.
Product details
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
354
Release Date:
2011-01-26
Publication Date:
2011-01-18
Publisher:
Routledge
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0415599776
ISBN13:
9780415599771
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Weight:
696 g
Height:
161 cm
Width:
240 cm
Thickness:
24 cm
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