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Maya Peterson: "The Padishah of the Hungry Steppe: Irrigation and Empire in Russian Turkestan"
January 14, 2015 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm | Stevenson Fireside Lounge
FreeMaya Peterson’s work stands at the intersection of environmental history and imperial history. Her current book project explores the ways in which a focus on the physical environment might open up new avenues for thinking about modernity and colonial relationships in Central Asia under Russian and Soviet rule. She is Assistant Professor of History at UC Santa Cruz.
Winter 2015 Colloquium Series
January 14 : Maya Peterson
January 21: Naveeda Khan
January 28: Carolyn Dean
February 4: Madhavi Murty
February 11: Kris Alexanderson
February 18: Jennifer Horne
February 25: Gayle Salamon
March 4: Christopher Chen