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Book SynopsisTrade Review"An indispensable work."--Times Literary Supplement "The book reflects sound scholarship, informed analysis, and thorough research... His case is well argued and generally persuasive... This excellent, well-written volume is valuable to anyone interested in the former Soviet Union or in nationalism and national territoriality in general."--Geographical Reviews
Table of ContentsList of MapsList of TablesPrefaceAcknowledgmentsPt. 1Theoretical and Historical FrameworkCh. 1The Meaning of Homeland in the Study of Nationalism3Ch. 2The Making of Nations in Tsarist Russia33Ch. 3National Consolidation and Territoriality during the Interwar Period94Pt. 2National Territoriality in the Postwar USSRCh. 4Population Redistribution and National Territoriality, 1959-1989151Ch. 5Social Mobilization and National Territoriality191Ch. 6The Ethnocultural Transformation of Soviet Society: Russification versus Indigenization250Ch. 7Political Indigenization and the Disintegration of the USSR325Ch. 8Conclusions and Implications378Appendix A: Evolution of the Soviet Federal System409Appendix B: Native Language Instruction in the USSR414Bibliography417Index447
