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Life at the Edge of the Empire: Oral Histories of Soviet Kyrgyzstan Sam Tranum 2nd edition
Life at the Edge of the Empire: Oral Histories of Soviet Kyrgyzstan
Sam Tranum
The 35 oral histories in this English-language anthology touch on events including: Urkun; World War I; sedentarization; collectivization; World War II; the post-war reconstruction period; Stalin s death; the Khrushchev and Brezhnev eras; independence; and privatization. The interviewees talk about language, religion, the roles of men and women in society, their school days, their war experiences, migration issues, deported nationalities, agriculture, food, and entertainment. The first edition was published with support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the American University of Central Asia. This is the second edition.
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | June 16, 2012 |
| ISBN13 | 9781469961132 |
| Publishers | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platf |
| Pages | 238 |
| Dimensions | 14 × 152 × 229 mm · 322 g |
| Language | English |