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Preface ix A Note on Transliteration XIV Introduction: Modern Clan Politics xv P"'1"'t One: Tke Rer-1"'oJud:wn.. ofC~lti 1 / Kinship and Modernity 3 2/ Nomads, Diffuse Authority, and Sovietization 21 3 / Two Faces of Soviet Power 46 4/ Continuity and Change after the Soviet Collapse 72 P"'1"'tTwo: Tke Po(i-tLc",( 0a"-",HLi.c of In..f01'''HLC4-( TLti 5 / Clan Conflict 95 6/ Clan Metaconflict 113 P"'1"'tTkree: M"'"-"'gn..bC~lti 7 / A Vicious Cycle? Kinship and Political Change 139 Conclusions: Kinship and "Normal" Politics 163 Appendix: Methods 175 Notes 185 Bibliography 223 Index 245 ...

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