In a unique survey, based on new census data, this book highlights the region's geographic, economic and ecological problems since 1945.

Part 1 Part I Introduction; Chapter 1 Introduction, Robert A.Lewis; Part 2 Part II Regional Background; Chapter 2 Chapter 2 The Frontier and Colonialism in Russian and Soviet Central Asia, Ralph S.Clem; Chapter 3 Chapter 3 The Political Geography of Soviet Central Asia: Integrating the Central Asian Frontier, LeeSchwartz; Chapter 4 Chapter 4 The Physical Geography of Soviet Central Asia and the Aral Sea Problem, PeterSinnott; Part 3 Part III Economic Geography; Chapter 5 Chapter 5 Soviet Geographical Imbalances and Soviet Central Asia, Ronald D.Liebowitz; Chapter 6 Chapter 6 Agricultural Change, Labor Supply, and Rural Out-Migration in Soviet Central Asia, Peter R.Craumer; Chapter 7 Chapter 7 Work Force Composition, Patriarchy, and Social Change; Part 4 Part IV Social Geography; Chapter 8 Chapter 8 The Demography of Soviet Central Asia and its Future Development, Ozod Baba-MirzayevichAta-Mirzayev, Abdukhakim AbdukhamidovichKayumov; Chapter 9 Chapter9 Demographic Trends in Soviet Central Asia and Southern Kazakhstan, H. Rowland Richard; Chapter 10 Chapter 10 Social Mobilization in Soviet Central Asia, Robert J.Kaiser; Chapter 11 Chapter 11 Nations and Homelands in Soviet Central Asia, Robert J.Kaiser; Index;