Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Map vi
3. Contents vii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. Transliteration xiii
6. Introduction: THE PROMISE OF DEVELOPMENT 1
7. 1. DECOLONIZATION, DE-STALINIZATION, AND DEVELOPMENT 19
8. 2. AYNI’S CHILDREN, OR MAKING A TAJIK-SOVIET INTELLIGENTSIA 43
9. 3. DEFINING DEVELOPMENT 67
10. 4. PLANS, GIFTS, AND OBLIGATIONS 91
11. 5. NUREK, “A CITY YOU CAN WRITE ABOUT” 117
12. 6. SHEPHERDS INTO BUILDERS 144
13. 7. THE COUNTRYSIDE ELECTRIFIED 175
14. 8. “A TORCH LIGHTING THE WAY TO PROGRESS AND CIVILIZATION” 199
15. 9. THE POOREST REPUBLIC 219
16. Conclusion: A DREAM DEFERRED 244
17. A Note on Sources 257
18. Notes 263
19. Bibliography of Primary Sources 305
20. Index 309