Imperial Desert Dreams: Cotton Growing and Irrigation in Central Asia, 1860-1991 by Julia Obertreis
Imperial Desert Dreams: Cotton Growing and Irrigation in Central Asia, 1860-1991

Julia Obertreis

Kultur- Und Sozialgeschichte Osteuropas / Cultural and Socia

Imperial Desert Dreams: Cotton Growing and Irrigation in Central Asia, 1860-1991

Julia Obertreis

536 pages hardcover

1 edition

nonfiction food and drink history politics
More Options

Read With Others

Book Information

Powered by AI (Beta)
Loading...

Description

Officials, engineers and scientists in the Russian Empire and later the Soviet Union envisaged the expansion and modernization of irrigation systems and cotton growing in Central Asia. Focusing on the region of today's Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan,...

Show More

Community Reviews

Loading...

Content Warnings

Loading...