CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS vii
3. ABBREVIATIONS x
4. CONTENTS xiii
5. INTRODUCTION xix
6. MAP xxxviii
7. PART ONE. Revolution and Tradition: The Initial Confrontation
8. ONE. Imposing a Structure of Power in Central Asia: The Determinants of Soviet Success 3
9. TWO. Problems of Access and Influence in a Traditional Milieu: The Quest for Strategic Leverage Points 38
10. PART TWO. Justification for Action: The Potential Use of Women in Revolutionary Transformation
11. THREE. Moslem Women as a Surrogate Proletariat: Soviet Perceptions of Female Inferiority 93
12. FOUR. Female Inferiority and Radical Social Change: Soviet Perceptions of the Revolutionary Potential of Women 128
13. PART THREE. Early Soviet Actions, 1924-1927
14. INTRODUCTION. Toward a Strategy of Engineered Revolution 185
15. FIVE. Toward Radical Judicial Reform: The Pattern of Revolutionary Legalism 192
16. SIX. Toward Cultural Revolution by Decree: The Pattern of Administrative Assault 213
17. PART FOUR . Responses and Outcomes, 1925-1929
18. INTRODUCTION. Heretical Models and the Management of Induced Tensions 249
19. SEVEN. Patterns of Popular Response: Implications of Tension-Inducing Action 256
20. EIGHT. Patterns of Institutional Performance: Implications of Tension-Controlling Action 285
21. NINE. Reassessment and Retrenchment: From Legalism and Assault to Systematic Social Engineering 322
22. TEN. Summary and Conclusion: Reflections on the Limits of Legalism and Assault as Revolutionary Strategies 390
23. BIBLIOGRAPHY 412
24. INDEX 433
25. Backmatter 449