Shared Spaces: Jews and Interethnic Encounters in Central Asia and the Caucasus, 19th–20th Centuries

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Zeev Levin

Shared Spaces

Jews and Interethnic Encounters in Central Asia and the Caucasus, 19th–20th Centuries

Zeev Levin

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English

Routledge
27 October 2025

Regional studies; History: theory & methods; Oral history; Jewish studies; Armed conflict

Series: Central Asian Studies

This book explores a little-known but richly layered history of Jewish communities in one of the world's most diverse and dynamic regions. Spanning over a millennium, the Jewish presence in Central Asia and the Caucasus has often been overshadowed by broader imperial, colonial, and Soviet narratives. This groundbreaking collection sheds new light on how Jews—Bukharan, Mountain, Georgian, and Ashkenazi—lived, worked, and interacted with their Muslim and Christian neighbours across shifting political regimes.

Drawing from fresh archival research, oral histories, and interdisciplinary approaches, nine scholars examine the complex cultural, linguistic, economic, and political entanglements that defined Jewish life in the region during the long 19th and 20th centuries. Topics range from demographic reviews, religious prejudice, trade networks and wartime evacuations to literary crosscurrents and everyday coexistence under Russian and Soviet rule. At its heart, the volume reveals how Jews were not peripheral actors but key contributors to the development of modern Central Asian and Caucasian societies.

Accessible and insightful, Shared Spaces: Jews and Interethnic Encounters in Central Asia and the Caucasus, 19th–20th Centuries is an essential read for anyone interested in the history of minorities, interethnic relations, and the making of modern Eurasia. It invites a broader understanding of how diverse communities shaped the region’s shared past.

The chapters in this book were published in Central Asian Survey.

Edited by: Zeev Levin
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 246mm, Width: 174mm,
Weight: 490g
ISBN: 9781041170648
ISBN 10: 1041170645
Series: Central Asian Studies
Pages: 171
Publication Date: 27 October 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Zeev Levin is a Historian of Central Asia and the Caucasus, focusing on Jewish communities in the Soviet periphery. He directs a research center at the Ben-Zvi Institute and has authored and edited several works, including studies on Soviet-era Jews in Central Asia and wartime displacement across the USSR.