Publisher's Explanation Regarding the
Initial, 1st Print Release (March 25, 2006),
the 2nd Print Release (June 28, 2006),
and the 3rd Print Release (September 08, 2007)
of the 1st Edition
The 1st, 2nd and 3rd print releases all represent the same (1st) edition of the work. The initial version of the 1st edition was released to the public on March 25, 2006. It contained limited typographical errors which warranted correction, but sufficiently and accurately represents the full and final content of the work. The fully corrected and final version of the 1st edition was released on June 28, 2006 and is marked "2nd Print Release" on the Copyright / ISBN page. The "3rd Print Release" was issued on September 08, 2007 under new ISBNs and a minor revision of the inside title/ISBN page as well as the back cover replacing the ISBN/Bar code and the former logo of the contracted printer/distributer with the ARA publisher's logo. The ISBNs were changed due to confusion over proper credit/recognition of "Asia Research Associates" as the rightful and legal "Publisher" in the public domain. All essential content and page numbering in all three print releases are identical apart from the minor revisions noted above and 10 key terms/phrases which were modifed/clarified in the process of making corrections between the 1st and 2nd print releases. The 10 modifications/clarifications made for the 2nd Print Release, which remain unchanged in the 3rd print release, are listed below:
Modifications-Clarifications
made in 2nd/3rd Print Release
01: Page 48, Lines 12-13 from bottom:
1st Print Release: Attempts to condemn all ideas of 'ethnic nationhood' by labeling it 'ethnocratic' are shallow and false.
2nd/3rd Print Release: Attempts to condemn 'ethnic-based nationhood' by labeling it 'ethnocratic' are shallow and false.
02: Page 72, Line 11:
1st Print Release: the distinction between 'ethnic nation' and 'political nation',
2nd/3rd Print Release: the separation of 'ethnic nation' and 'political nation',
03: Page 83, Mid page:
1st Print Release: Brower... lays the foundations for his entire understanding and study of ethnicity
2nd/3rd Print Release: Brower... lays the foundations for his primary understanding and study of ethnicity
04: Page 86, 1st line after quote:
1st Print Release: the almost convincing attempt to lend academic credence to this theory by explaining the whole thing
2nd/3rd Print Release: the almost convincing attempt by these well-known and respected scholars to explain the whole thing
05: Page 170, Line 11:
1st Print Release: this attachment to homeland remains even if at times "[t]he Kazakhs ...were unable to protect their lands," as in the case of the later Russians
2nd/3rd Print Release: this attachment to homeland remains even if at times "[t]he Kazakhs ...were unable to protect their lands," as with the Russian takeover
06: Page 181, Line 7 from bottom:
1st Print Release: as if 'ethnic nationhood' automatically means poverty, disease and despair.
2nd/3rd Print Release: as if 'ethnic-based nationhood' automatically means poverty, disease and despair.
07: Page 182, Line 10 from bottom:
1st Print Release: 'ethnic minority rights', a phrase and concept arising out of the uniquely American context
2nd/3rd Print Release: 'ethnic minority rights', a phrase and concept popularized in the uniquely American context,
08: Page 194, Line 13-14 from bottom:
1st Print Release: achieved a nomadic Kazakh State ...and then developed and maintained basic (though developing) unity
2nd/3rd Print Release: achieved a nomadic Kazakh State ...and then developed and maintained basic (though fluctuant) unity
09: Page 195, Mid-lower page:
1st Print Release: These terms are applied specifically to the year 1723,
2nd/3rd Print Release: These terms are applied specifically to the years 1723-28,
10: Page 197, 2nd line after indented quote:
1st Print Release: the 'agreements' made between the Kazakhs and Russians between 1731-42 by each of the three tribal leaders.
2nd/3rd Print Release: the 'agreements' made between the Kazakhs and Russians between 1731-42 by each of the three Kazakh leaders.
