The Heritage of Soviet Oriental Studies

By Michael Kemper

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415838207
• ISBN13: 9780415838207
• Release Date: June 2013
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 338 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.0"