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- Central Asia: Contexts for Understanding
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- 2022
- Published by: University of Pittsburgh Press
- Series: Central Eurasia in Context
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Central Asia is a diverse and complex region of the world often characterized in the West as being difficult to access. Central Asia: Contexts for Understanding offers the most comprehensive introduction to the region available. Combining thematic chapters with case studies, readers will learn to appreciate the interconnected aspects of life in Central Asia. These wide-ranging, easy-to-understand contributions from some of the leading scholars in the field provide the context needed to understand Central Asia and presents a launching-off point for further research.
Table of Contents
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- About this Book
- pp. xii-xiv
- About the Notes
- pp. xiv-xv
- Acknowledgments
- pp. xvi-xvii
- Abbreviations and Acronyms
- p. xviii
- Central Asia in Context
- pp. xix-xxiii
- Mapping Context
- pp. xxiv-xxvi
- Part I. Contextualizing Central Asia
- 1. Central Asia as Global
- pp. 1-19
- 2. Central Asia as Local
- pp. 20-35
- 3. Central Asia as Place
- pp. 36-51
- 4. Central Asia as Story
- pp. 52-64
- Cases
- Part II. Contexts of History
- 5. Precolonial Central Asia
- pp. 83-100
- 6. Colonial Central Asia
- pp. 101-118
- 7. Soviet Central Asia
- pp. 119-136
- 8. Post-Soviet Central Asia
- pp. 137-157
- Cases
- Discussion Questions and Further Reading
- pp. 174-178
- Part III. Contexts of Living
- 9. Rural Life
- pp. 179-195
- 10. Urban Life
- pp. 196-213
- 11. Migratory Life
- pp. 214-229
- 12. Diaspora Life
- pp. 230-255
- Cases
- Discussion Questions and Further Reading
- pp. 273-278
- Part IV. Contexts of Structure
- 13. Family Structure
- pp. 279-295
- 14. Social Structure
- pp. 296-311
- 15. Moral Structure
- pp. 312-324
- 16. Gender Structure
- pp. 325-338
- Cases
- IV-A. On Mothers- and Daughters-in-Law
- pp. 339-343
- IV-B. Mahalla as State and Community
- pp. 344-347
- Discussion Questions and Further Reading
- pp. 353-358
- Part V. Contexts of Transformation
- 17. Religion
- pp. 359-377
- 18. Politics
- pp. 378-392
- 20. Education
- pp. 405-419
- Cases
- V-A. Mood and Islam in Kazakhstan
- pp. 420-424
- V-C. Displacement and Belonging in Eurasia
- pp. 431-437
- Discussion Questions and Further Reading
- pp. 438-442
- Part VI. Contexts of Work
- 21. Resources
- pp. 443-456
- 22. Economics
- pp. 457-470
- 23. Property
- pp. 471-483
- Cases
- Discussion Questions and Further Reading
- pp. 519-524
- Part VII. Contexts of Vision
- 26. National Identity
- pp. 546-558
- 27. Environment
- pp. 559-581
- 28. Development
- pp. 582-593
- Cases
- Discussion Questions and Further Reading
- pp. 610-616
- Part VIII. Contexts of Aesthetics
- 31. Literature
- pp. 654-670
- Cases
- Discussion Questions and Further Reading
- pp. 710-714
- Translating Contexts into Policy
- pp. 715-723
- About the Contributors
- pp. 724-730
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