Canals, cotton, and the limits of de-colonization in Soviet Uzbekistan, 1924–1941
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11451001 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Christian Teichmann (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 499-519 |
| Publication date | 2007-12-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Central Asian Survey (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0263-4937 • E-ISSN: 1465-3354 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02634930802018240 |
| OpenAlex | W1988903892 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 17 |
Why were cotton monoculture and megalomaniac irrigation projects the outcome of the Soviet modernization policies in Uzbekistan? How were economic development and nationality policy related? Which results did policy implementation produce on the ground and within the Uzbek ruling elite? The article argues that these questions can be seen in a new light when interpreting the early Soviet policies in Central Asia as de-colonization. In the Bolshevik view, national ‘liberation’ and economic ‘modernization’ were at the heart of a process to mitigate the consequences of ‘imperialism’ and ‘colonialism’ in the region. On the basis of archival evidence, the article demonstrates how de-colonization worked in Uzbekistan's irrigation sector which brought together conflicting visions of nationality policy and economic development. Limits quickly became visible as central interference, collectivization, and continuous state violence obstructed the original agenda of de-colonization
Colonialism · Colonization · Development economics · Economic history · Economics · Economy · Elite · Geography · Immigration · Modernization theory · Nationality · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · State (computer science · Uzbek · Vision · Cuban History and Society · Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics · History · Law · Soviet and Russian History
Naming the colony
Pipe Dreams
Continuities and Novelties in Early Soviet Law-Making about Central Asian Water
Tractors, Power Lines, and the Welfare State
The hydrosocial empire
Irrigation in the Khorezm oasis, past and present
The USSR as a hydraulic society
Environmental injustice under authoritarian rule
Environmental injustice in Russia
Le Comité du coton et les autres
Le Comité du coton et les autres
Introduction
The Drought Does Not Cause Fear”
Tajikistan’s Turksib’
Central Asia
The demographic and agricultural development of the Kokand oasis during the Russian Imperial era
Recollections of collectivization in Uzbekistan
| Citations per year | 1.13 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2011 - 2026 (16) |
| Highly cited | No |