Peasant Settlers and the ‘Civilising Mission’ in Russian Turkestan, 1865–1917

Morrison, Alexander

doi:10.1080/03086534.2014.941166

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“…The empires encompassed almost all regions with large Muslim populations. Thus, the British empire encompassed the Indian subcontinent, along with many parts of the Middle East and Sub‐Saharan Africa (Fisch, 1983; Hussin, 2016; Kugle, 2001; Lelyveld, 1978; Reynolds, 2001); the French empire encompassed North and West Africa (Abi‐Mershed, 2010; Christelow, 1985; Conklin, 1997; Harrison, 1988; Shinar, 2006); the Dutch empire encompassed Indonesia (Ali, 2016; Benda, 1958; Laffan, 2011; Steenbrink, 2006); and the (quasi‐Western) Russian empire encompassed the Caucasus and Central Asia (Crews, 2006; Mostashari, 2006; Morrison, 2008, 2015; Tuna, 2015). In the process of invading and subjugating these lands, the empires inflicted millions of deaths on Muslim populations (Gallois, 2013; Gedacht, 2015; Geraci, 2008; ; Luttikhuis, & Moses, 2014; Peers, 2013, p. 64; Polk, 2018, pp.…”

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Liberalism's distinctive policy for governing Muslim populations: Human rights, religious reform, and counter‐terrorism from the colonial era until the present

Nakissa

2022

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During the colonial era, liberal Western states established vast empires which came to encompass almost all of the world's Muslims. Western states worked out specific methods for governing Muslims, which were often referred to as "Muslim policy". Recent scholarship on Muslim policy exhibits several key trends. One is expansion of geographical scope, leading scholars to produce more comprehensive global accounts of Muslim policy. Another trend is expansion of temporal scope, leading scholars to systematically link colonial Muslim policy with the governance of Muslims in the post-colonial era. A final trend is the reevaluation of liberal governance. Accordingly, scholars argue that, contrary to conventional assumptions, liberal ideology allows for -or even encourages -imperialism, authoritarianism, ethnocentrism, and racism. The present article makes several new contributions. It provides a synthesis of recent studies on Muslim policy -giving special attention to the key trends mentioned above. Moreover, the article proposes a novel way of conceptualizing Muslim policy. It is argued that Muslim policy centers on three overlapping projects: (1) a "human rights" project (2) a "religious reform" project and (3) a security project akin to what is now known

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Section: Colonial‐era Muslim Policymentioning

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Liberalism's distinctive policy for governing Muslim populations: Human rights, religious reform, and counter‐terrorism from the colonial era until the present

Nakissa

2022

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“…The history of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) or Turkestan can be traced back to 1865 when Tsarist Russia managed gradually to conquer the western part of Turkestan (Morrison, 2015). "Turkestan" is a Persian phrase that means "land of the Turkic people."…”

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The Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region's Historical Background and Uyghur Human Rights Situation

Safiyanu Duguri,

Afandi Salleh,

Hassan

2021

ISA

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The Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) started in 1865 when Tsarist Russia managed gradually to conquer the western part of Turkestan. Subsequently, The region Western Turkestan was established. Western Turkestan was divided into five republics with the establishment of the Soviet Union in 1924: Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan. In 1949, when the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) won the election against Kuomintang (KMT), The region's name was changed to Uyghur Autonomous Region of Xinjiang. The race of Xinjiang (New Borders) can be separated into two groups: non-Turkic people (Han Chinese, Russians, Indians, and Manchurians) and Turkic people (Xinjiang indigenous). Uyghur, Kazakh, Uzbek Kirghiz, and Tajik are all Turkic languages, with the Uyghurs having the biggest community. Based on this description, this study examines the history of the Uyghur Autonomous Region of Xinjiang and its existence within the framework of international relations as well as the human rights conditions of Uyghurs.

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The seismic colony: earthquakes, empire and technology in Russian-ruled Turkestan, 1887–1911

Zajicek

2021

Central Asian Survey

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Peasant Settlers and the ‘Civilising Mission’ in Russian Turkestan, 1865–1917

Cited by 9 publications

References 37 publications

Liberalism's distinctive policy for governing Muslim populations: Human rights, religious reform, and counter‐terrorism from the colonial era until the present

Liberalism's distinctive policy for governing Muslim populations: Human rights, religious reform, and counter‐terrorism from the colonial era until the present

The Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region's Historical Background and Uyghur Human Rights Situation

The seismic colony: earthquakes, empire and technology in Russian-ruled Turkestan, 1887–1911

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