Cultural Change Continuity In Central Asia

Author : Shirin Akiner
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2013-10-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781136150425

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Cultural Change & Continuity In Central Asia by Shirin Akiner Pdf

First published in 1991. Central Asia is a vast sprawling territory with no precise boundaries, no precise geographic definition. There is much detailed, closely focused research that remains to be done on every part of Central Asia. Sometimes, however, it is illuminating to stand back and look at the region as a whole, seeking similarities as well as contrasts. This volume is a collection of papers from a conference on Tradition and Change in Central Asia was held at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, in April 1987.

Author : Pauline Jones Luong
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2002-04-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781139432283

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Institutional Change and Political Continuity in Post-Soviet Central Asia by Pauline Jones Luong Pdf

The establishment of electoral systems in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan presents both a complex set of empirical puzzles and a theoretical challenge. Why did three states with similar cultural, historical, and structural legacies establish such different electoral systems? How did these distinct outcomes result from strikingly similar institutional design processes? Explaining these puzzles requires understanding not only the outcome of institutional design but also the intricacies of the process that led to this outcome. Moreover, the transitional context in which these three states designed new electoral rules necessitates an approach that explicitly links process and outcome in a dynamic setting. This book provides such an approach. Finally, it both builds on the key insights of the dominant approaches to explaining institutional origin and change and transcends these approaches by moving beyond the structure versus agency debate.

Author : Sevket Akyildiz,Richard Carlson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2017-10-12
Category : Asia, Central
ISBN : 1138575615

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Social and Cultural Change in Central Asia by Sevket Akyildiz,Richard Carlson Pdf

Focusing on Soviet culture and its social ramifications both during the Soviet period and in the post-Soviet era, this book addresses important themes associated with Sovietisation and socialisation in the Central Asian states of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. The book contains contributions from scholars in a variety of disciplines, and looks at topics that have been somewhat marginalised in contemporary studies of Central Asia, including education, anthropology, music, literature and poetry, film, history and state-identity construction, and social transformation. It examines how the Soviet legacy affected the development of the republics in Central Asia, and how it continues to affect the society, culture and polity of the region. Although each state in Central Asia has increasingly developed its own way, the book shows that the states have in varying degrees retained the influence of the Soviet past, or else are busily establishing new political identities in reaction to their Soviet legacy, and in doing so laying claim to, re-defining, and reinventing pre-Soviet and Soviet images and narratives. Throwing new light and presenting alternate points of view on the question of the Soviet legacy in the Soviet Central Asian successor states, the book is of interest to academics in the field of Russian and Central Asian Studies.

Author : Pauline Jones Luong
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2018-08-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781501731334

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The Transformation of Central Asia by Pauline Jones Luong Pdf

With the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, former Communist Party leaders in Central Asia were faced with the daunting task of building states where they previously had not existed: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. Their task was complicated by the institutional and ideological legacy of the Soviet system as well as by a more actively engaged international community. These nascent states inherited a set of institutions that included bloated bureaucracies, centralized economic planning, and patronage networks. Some of these institutions survived, others have mutated, and new institutions have been created. Experts on Central Asia here examine the emerging relationship between state actors and social forces in the region. Through the prism of local institutions, the authors reassess both our understanding of Central Asia and of the state-building process more broadly. They scrutinize a wide array of institutional actors, ranging from regional governments and neighborhood committees to transnational and non-governmental organizations. With original empirical research and theoretical insight, the volume's contributors illuminate an obscure but resource-rich and strategically significant region.

Author : Sevket Akyildiz,Richard Carlson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2013-10-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781134495139

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Social and Cultural Change in Central Asia by Sevket Akyildiz,Richard Carlson Pdf

Focusing on Soviet culture and its social ramifications both during the Soviet period and in the post-Soviet era, this book addresses important themes associated with Sovietisation and socialisation in the Central Asian states of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. The book contains contributions from scholars in a variety of disciplines, and looks at topics that have been somewhat marginalised in contemporary studies of Central Asia, including education, anthropology, music, literature and poetry, film, history and state-identity construction, and social transformation. It examines how the Soviet legacy affected the development of the republics in Central Asia, and how it continues to affect the society, culture and polity of the region. Although each state in Central Asia has increasingly developed its own way, the book shows that the states have in varying degrees retained the influence of the Soviet past, or else are busily establishing new political identities in reaction to their Soviet legacy, and in doing so laying claim to, re-defining, and reinventing pre-Soviet and Soviet images and narratives. Throwing new light and presenting alternate points of view on the question of the Soviet legacy in the Soviet Central Asian successor states, the book is of interest to academics in the field of Russian and Central Asian Studies.

Author : M. Eve,M. Buttino,M. L. Rotondi
Publisher : Feltrinelli Editore
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 8807990482

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Annali della Fondazione Giangiacomo Feltrinelli (1992). In a collapsing empire. Underdevelopment, ethnic conflicts and nationalisms in the Soviet Union by M. Eve,M. Buttino,M. L. Rotondi Pdf

Author : Amanda E Wooden,Christoph H. Stefes
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2009-06-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781134207459

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The Politics of Transition in Central Asia and the Caucasus by Amanda E Wooden,Christoph H. Stefes Pdf

Most books on the Caucasus and Central Asia are country-by-country studies. This book, on the other hand, fills a gap in Central Eurasian studies as one of the few comparative case study books on Central Eurasia, covering both the Caucasus and Central Asia; it considers key themes right across the two regions highlighting both political change and continuity. Comparative case study chapters, written by regional experts from a variety of methodological backgrounds, provide historical context, and evaluate Soviet political legacies and emerging policy outcomes. Key topics include: the varied types and sources of authoritarianism; political opposition and protest politics; predetermined outcomes of post-Soviet economic choices; social and stability impacts of natural resource wealth; variations in educational reform; international norm influence on gender policy and the power of human rights activists. Overall, the book provides a thorough, up-to-date overview of what is increasingly becoming a significant area of concern.

Author : Elizabeth E. Bacon
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1966
Category : History
ISBN : 0801492114

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Central Asians Under Russian Rule by Elizabeth E. Bacon Pdf

Historical study of ethnography and cultural change in Central Asia under USSR rule - describes geographical aspects of the region, the life of the indigenous peoples and of tribal peoples, the Russian influence on traditions and on the language, etc., and includes the social implications of communist takeover.

Author : Dilip Hiro
Publisher : Bloomsbury Academic
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015080880266

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Inside Central Asia by Dilip Hiro Pdf

In this comprehensive new treatment, a renowned political writer and historian places the politics, peoples, and cultural background of this critical region firmly into the context of current international focus.

Author : Ildiko Beller-Hann,M. Cristina Cesàro,Joanne Smith Finley
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2016-12-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351899895

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Situating the Uyghurs Between China and Central Asia by Ildiko Beller-Hann,M. Cristina Cesàro,Joanne Smith Finley Pdf

Drawing together distinguished international scholars, this volume offers a unique insight into the social and cultural hybridity of the Uyghurs. It bridges a gap in our understanding of this group, an officially recognized minority mainly inhabiting the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China, with significant populations also living in the Central Asian states. The volume is comparative and interdisciplinary in focus: historical chapters explore the deeper problems of Uyghur identity which underpin the contemporary political situation; and sociological and anthropological comparisons of a range of practices from music culture to life-cycle rituals illustrate the dual, fused nature of contemporary Uyghur social and cultural identities. Contributions by 'local' Uyghur authors working within Xinjiang also demonstrate the possibilities for Uyghur advocacy in social and cultural policy-making, even within the current political climate.

Author : Rafis Abazov
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2006-12-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780313056185

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Culture and Customs of the Central Asian Republics by Rafis Abazov Pdf

The Central Asian Republics of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan won their independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. Now they are emerging from the shadow of dominance and are subjects of intense interest from the West. The modern culture and customs of the various peoples in these geopolitical hotspots, straddling the far reaches of Europe into Asia, are revealed to a general audience for the first time. This will be the must-have volume for a broad, authoritative overview of these traditional civilizations as they cope with globalization.

Author : J. Glenn
Publisher : Springer
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1999-08-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780230376434

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The Soviet Legacy in Central Asia by J. Glenn Pdf

This book analyses the new pattern of security concerns of the Central Asian successor states. This region is said to encompass Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tadzhikistan, Kirghizstan and Turkmenistan. The main contention of the book is that the security problems of these states are similar to those that faced other 'Third World' countries after they attained independence. That is, due to the arbitrary creation of these states by external powers they lack a certain degree of societal cohesiveness arising from the fact that several ethnic communities reside within their borders. It is this so-called 'insecurity dilemma' of each of the Central Asian states that is therefore examined.

Author : Tom Everett-Heath
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Asia, Central
ISBN : 0700709568

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Central Asia by Tom Everett-Heath Pdf

Examines the transition Central Asia underwent in the twentieth century following the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Soviet colonial legacy and the attempts of new states to build secular states within the radical Islamic world.

Author : Paul Georg Geiss
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2004-11-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781134384761

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Pre-tsarist and Tsarist Central Asia by Paul Georg Geiss Pdf

This study, written from the perspective of political sociology, represents the first comparative examination of Central Asian communal and political organisation before and after the tsarist conquest of the region. It covers Turkman, Kyrgyz, Kazakh and other tribal societies, analyses the patrimonial state structures of the Emirate of Bukhara and the Khanates of Khiva and Khokand, and discusses the impacts of the established tsarist civil military administration on communal and political orientations of the Muslim population.

Author : John Anderson
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : History
ISBN : 0719043735

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The International Politics of Central Asia by John Anderson Pdf

Central Asia is a fascinating region yet remote and unfamiliar to many people. This new study provides and introduction to the politics of Kazakhstan, Kyrgzstan, Ijikistan, Turkestan, and Uzbekistan.