The Rise and Fall of Khoqand, 1709-1876: Central Asia in the Global Age (Central Eurasia in Context) - Softcover

Levi, Scott

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0822965062 ISBN 13: 9780822965060

Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press, 2017

Synopsis

This book analyzes how Central Asians actively engaged with the rapidly globalizing world of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. In presenting the first English-language history of the Khanate of Khoqand (1709–1876), Scott C. Levi examines the rise of that extraordinarily dynamic state in the Ferghana Valley. Levi reveals the many ways in which the Khanate’s integration with globalizing forces shaped political, economic, demographic, and environmental developments in the region, and he illustrates how these same forces contributed to the downfall of Khoqand. To demonstrate the major historical significance of this vibrant state and region, too often relegated to the periphery of early modern Eurasian history, Levi applies a “connected history” methodology showing in great detail how Central Asians actively influenced policies among their larger imperial neighbors―notably tsarist Russia and Qing China. This original study will appeal to a wide interdisciplinary audience, including scholars and students of Central Asian, Russian, Middle Eastern, Chinese, and world history, as well as the study of comparative empire and the history of globalization.

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About the Author

Scott C. Levi is professor of Central Asian history at The Ohio State University.

Edition details

• Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0822965062
• ISBN 13: 9780822965060
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288