Everyday Life in Central Asia: Past and Present - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 0253219043 ISBN 13: 9780253219046

Casa editrice: Indiana Univ Pr, 2007

Riassunto

For its citizens, contemporary Central Asia is a land of great promise and peril. While the end of Soviet rule has opened new opportunities for social mobility and cultural expression, political and economic dynamics have also imposed severe hardships. In this lively volume, contributors from a variety of disciplines examine how ordinary Central Asians lead their lives and navigate shifting historical and political trends. Provocative stories of Turkmen nomads, Afghan villagers, Kazakh scientists, Kyrgyz border guards, a Tajik strongman, guardians of religious shrines in Uzbekistan, and other narratives illuminate important issues of gender, religion, power, culture, and wealth. A vibrant and dynamic world of life in urban neighborhoods and small villages, at weddings and celebrations, at classroom tables, and around dinner tables emerges from this introduction to a geopolitically strategic and culturally fascinating region.

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L'autore:

Jeff Sahadeo is Assistant Professor, Institute of European and Russian Studies and Department of Political Science, Carleton University, Ottawa. He is author of Russian Colonial Society in Tashkent, 1865–1923 (IUP, 2006).

Russell Zanca is Associate Professor of Anthropology at Northeastern Illinois University. He is author of The Big Cotton Collective: Uzbeks after Socialism.

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Su questa edizione

• Editore: Indiana Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0253219043
• ISBN 13: 9780253219046
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 401
• Redattore: Sahadeo Jeff, Zanca Russell