Book & podcast collection

Land of Strangers: The Civilizing Project in Qing Central Asia

byEric Schluessel

In Land of Strangers, Eric Schluessel presents a historical account centered on the Civilizing Project in Qing Central Asia. By tracing causes alongside consequences, the narrative gives readers both a grounded account and a route into the wider field of history. Rather than isolating its subject, the book shows how private experience and public systems continually influenced one another. What emerges is a nuanced account of the subject, its immediate consequences, and its wider meaning. The emphasis stays on explanation, context, and the lived consequences behind the larger argument.

Publisher

Columbia University Press

Publication date

2020

Format

Print edition

Pages

304

ISBN

9780231197540