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Author : Manish Jha
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Ethnicity, Modernity, and Nationalism in Central Asia written by Manish Jha and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Edited By Willem Van Schendel And Erik J. Zuercher
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9786000006242
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (62 download)
Download or read book Identity Politics in Central Asia and the Muslim World written by Edited By Willem Van Schendel And Erik J. Zuercher and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Mariya Y. Omelicheva
Publisher : Lexington Books
ISBN 13 : 0739181351
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (391 download)
Download or read book Nationalism and Identity Construction in Central Asia written by Mariya Y. Omelicheva and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2014-12-17 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited volume scrutinizes the nature and discourses of nationalisms and identity construction in the post-Soviet Central Asian republics, and elucidates the main strategies and tactics employed at various levels of identity construction in these states.
Author : R. Charles Weller
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9781425705602
Total Pages : 255 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (56 download)
Download or read book Rethinking Kazakh and Central Asian Nationhood written by R. Charles Weller and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2006 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After summarizing the five main views of nationhood, including the central debate between & acute; naturalists-perennialists& acute; and & acute; Western modernists& acute; , a critique is offered of Western modernist writers treating the Kazakh and Central Asian nations. These writers insist on applying the cardinal Western doctrine of & acute; the separation of ethnicity and state& acute; in the Central Asian context in an effort to conform the post-Soviet Central Asian nations to Western norms of multiethnic & acute; democratic& acute; nationhood. To achieve this, they offer historiographical reinterpretations based in late 20th century Western modernist theories which themselves still echo Western eurocentric views of & acute; historyless, cultureless peoples& acute; . They attribute the rise of modern ethnicity and statehood in Central Asia to Tsarist and/or Soviet policy. Modern Central Asian ethnic identities as well as the nation-states associated with them are, in their view, artificial (i.e. & acute; imagined& acute; or & acute; invented& acute; ) constructs, political fabrications " created" via Russian " ethno-engineering" and Russian-trained & acute; elite& acute; nationalists who inculcated in the masses an entirely & acute; new& acute; and & acute; modern& acute; idea of ethnonational identity having little or no roots in their own past. By taking this approach, they allegedly demonstrate that today& acute; s nation-states in Central Asia have no true or historic relation to the ethnic nations whose names they bear and that those ethnic identities themselves in their current forms are & acute; inherentlyproblematic& acute; , inconsistent and highly instable, largely divorced from their pre-colonial histories. The Central Asians are conveniently (for Western modernists) left with no rightful historical claim as & acute; ethnic nations& acute; to their own modern & acute; political nations& acute; . These views continue to profoundly impact international and ethnonational human rights in the modern global age, including rights of national language, culture and history in Central Asia. As a challenge to these prevailing Western views, the author offers a perspective on Central Asian ethnonational identity which affirms its & acute; complex unity& acute; and depth of historical rootedness, recognizing the long-standing intimate connection between the ethnosocial, ethnocultural, ethnolinguistic, ethnoreligious and ethnopolitical dimensions of nationhood in the Central Asian tradition. From this unique, non-Western historical and contextual base, a more indigenous, integral form of & acute; Central Asian democratic nationhood& acute; is sought which strives to achieve genuine justice and equality for all ethnonational peoples involved. The author lived and worked in Kazakhstan for eight years and completed his Ph.D. in cultural theory and history at Kazakh National University in Almaty working entirely in Kazakh under the direction of Kazakh scholars. He draws significantly upon Kazakh scholarship as central part of the & acute; challenge to prevailing Western views.& acute; (Click on the link below to read the & acute; Preface& acute; from the book; visit www.ara-cahcrc.com/ca-nationhood.htm for more details.)
Author : Ajay Patnaik
Publisher : Anamika Pub & Distributors
ISBN 13 : 9788179750704
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (57 download)
Download or read book Nations, Minorities, and States in Central Asia written by Ajay Patnaik and published by Anamika Pub & Distributors. This book was released on 2003 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Close Book At State Policies In Central Asia That Have Consolidated Indeginous Nationhoods And Seek To Build Upon A Multi-Ethnic And Diverse Society, Also Looks At Identity Issues In Soviet And Post-Soviet Times And Concludes That The States In Central Asia Need To Reflect And Represent Through Their Policies, The Multi-Ethnic Chamber Of Their Societies. In Addition To Introduction And Conclusions, Contains 5 Chapters.
Download or read book Ethnicity and Nationalism written by and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Nandini Bhattacharya
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9788175413702
Total Pages : 291 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (137 download)
Download or read book Dueling Isms written by Nandini Bhattacharya and published by . This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Foreword Preface 1. Introduction 2. Socialism and Nationalism 3. Political Evolution and Economic Experience: Central Asia under the Soviet Rule 4. Religion: The Determining Factor in Central Asian Identity 5. Role of Language in the Identity: Formation of Central Asia 6. Role of Ethnic Factors in the Development of Multi- Layered Identities in Central Asia 7. Perestroika, Glasnost and the Change in Central Asia 8. Quest for Identity Continues-Conclusion Bibliography Endnotes Index Marxist ideology and ethnic identities are usually counterpoised in the mainstream literature. No where has the mutual dynamics and interactions between these two forces been more profound and innovative than in the Soviet Central Asia. This book offers a lucid explanation of this volatile and little understood phenomenon. Duelling Isms concerns the events of post-Soviet Central Asia and on the inter-ethnic relations in the Eurasian region, where initially after the Soviet disintegration there was a nationalising impulse that threatened the internal harmony of the multi-ethnic societies. The book shows how the Soviet Union tried to accommodate national, ethnic, religious, linguistic and regional identities as long as they did not clash with Soviet identity. The work reveals the mechanisms through which the Soviet system even encouraged some of these identities such as the linguistic identity of the Tajiks, though these identities had their relative spheres of influences and were subservient to the larger Soviet identity. The book draws attention to the difficulties involved in consolidating national identities in the post-Soviet period. Given the centrality of ethnic and Islamist impulses of contemporary times, the book is sure to raise curiosity for any one interested in the history and sociology of Soviet Central Asia.
Author : Bhavna Dave
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 500 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Politics of Modern Central Asia written by Bhavna Dave and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The focus for this set encompasses the region as a whole, as well as each individual country, comprising the Soviet legacy, cultural and social institutions, modern economic and political transition, and geopolitics and security.
Author : Jacob M. Landau
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780857732514
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (325 download)
Download or read book Language Politics in Contemporary Central Asia written by Jacob M. Landau and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Adeeb Khalid
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691235198
Total Pages : 576 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (912 download)
Download or read book Central Asia written by Adeeb Khalid and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2022-11-29 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A major history of Central Asia and how it has been shaped by modern world events Central Asia is often seen as a remote and inaccessible land on the peripheries of modern history. Encompassing Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, and the Xinjiang province of China, it in fact stands at the crossroads of world events. Adeeb Khalid provides the first comprehensive history of Central Asia from the mid-eighteenth century to today, shedding light on the historical forces that have shaped the region under imperial and Communist rule. Predominantly Muslim with both nomadic and settled populations, the peoples of Central Asia came under Russian and Chinese rule after the 1700s. Khalid shows how foreign conquest knit Central Asians into global exchanges of goods and ideas and forged greater connections to the wider world. He explores how the Qing and Tsarist empires dealt with ethnic heterogeneity, and compares Soviet and Chinese Communist attempts at managing national and cultural difference. He highlights the deep interconnections between the "Russian" and "Chinese" parts of Central Asia that endure to this day, and demonstrates how Xinjiang remains an integral part of Central Asia despite its fraught and traumatic relationship with contemporary China. The essential history of one of the most diverse and culturally vibrant regions on the planet, this panoramic book reveals how Central Asia has been profoundly shaped by the forces of modernity, from colonialism and social revolution to nationalism, state-led modernization, and social engineering.
Author : Anatoly Michailovich Khazanov
Publisher : Univ of Wisconsin Press
ISBN 13 : 9780299148942
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (489 download)
Download or read book After the USSR written by Anatoly Michailovich Khazanov and published by Univ of Wisconsin Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Khazanov's astute assessments of ethnic and political strife in Russia, in Chechnia, in Central Asia, in Kazakhstan, among the Meskhetian Turks, and among the Yakut of Eastern Siberia illuminate the interconnections between nationalism, ethnic relations, social structures, and political process in the waning days of the USSR and in the new independent states. Exploring the Soviet nationality policy and its failure to satisfy national aspirations, Khazanov demonstrates the fatal flaws of totalitarian rule and the impossibility of reforming it. Khazanov cautions that the liberal democratic direction of current transformations in the former Soviet Union should not be taken for granted. For most of the independent states, he points out, departing from totalitarianism requires creation of a civil society for the first time in their history. The state's partial retreat from the public sphere leaves a dangerous institutional vacuum, in which nationalism is emerging as the dominant ideology. He warns that this new, post-totalitarian society is still a far cry from a genuine liberal democracy and, despite its inherent instability, may turn out to be a long-lasting phenomenon.
Author : Mark Bassin
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107011175
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (7 download)
Download or read book Soviet and Post-Soviet Identities written by Mark Bassin and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2012-04-26 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fresh look at post-Soviet Russia and Eurasia and at the Soviet historical background that shaped the present.
Author : Erich Kolig
Publisher : Amsterdam University Press
ISBN 13 : 9089641270
Total Pages : 263 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (896 download)
Download or read book Identity in Crossroad Civilisations written by Erich Kolig and published by Amsterdam University Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deze bundel gaat over de vorming van identiteit door het samenspel van etniciteit, nationalisme en de effecten van globalisering. De essays in Crossroad Civilisations: Ethnicity, Nationalism and Globalism in Asia maken de gelaagdheid en de complexiteit hiervan duidelijk.
Author : Nick Megoran
Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Press
ISBN 13 : 0822982390
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (229 download)
Download or read book Nationalism in Central Asia written by Nick Megoran and published by University of Pittsburgh Press. This book was released on 2017-09-29 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nick Megoran explores the process of building independent nation-states in post-Soviet Central Asia through the lens of the disputed border territory between Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan. In his rich "biography" of the boundary, he employs a combination of political, cultural, historical, ethnographic, and geographic frames to shed new light on nation-building process in this volatile and geopolitically significant region. Megoran draws on twenty years of extensive research in the borderlands via interviews, observations, participation, and newspaper analysis. He considers the problems of nationalist discourse versus local vernacular, elite struggles versus borderland solidarities, boundary delimitation versus everyday experience, border control versus resistance, and mass violence in 2010, all of which have exacerbated territorial anxieties. Megoran also revisits theories of causation, such as the loss of Soviet control, poorly defined boundaries, natural resource disputes, and historic ethnic clashes, to show that while these all contribute to heightened tensions, political actors and their agendas have clearly driven territorial aspirations and are the overriding source of conflict. As this compelling case study shows, the boundaries of the The Ferghana Valley put in succinct focus larger global and moral questions of what defines a good border.
Author : Daniel Chirot
Publisher : University of Washington Press
ISBN 13 : 0295800267
Total Pages : 345 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (958 download)
Download or read book Essential Outsiders written by Daniel Chirot and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 2011-10-01 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ethnic Chinese in Southeast Asia, like Jews in Central Europe until the Holocaust, have been remarkably successful as an entrepreneurial and professional minority. Whole regimes have sometimes relied on the financial underpinnings of Chinese business to maintain themselves in power, and recently Chinese businesses have led the drive to economic modernization in Southeast Asia. But at the same time, they remain, as the Jews were, the quintessential “outsiders.” In some Southeast Asian countries they are targets of majority nationalist prejudices and suffer from discrimination, even when they are formally integrated into the nation. The essays in this book explore the reasons why the Jews in Central Europe and the Chinese in Southeast Asia have been both successful and stigmatized. Their careful scholarship and measured tone contribute to a balanced view of the subject and introduce a historical depth and comparative perspective that have generally been lacking in past discussions. Those who want to understand contemporary Southeast Asian and the legacy of the Jewish experience in Central Europe will gain new insights from the book.
Author : International Institute for Asian Studies
Publisher : I.B. Tauris
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 410 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Post-Soviet Central Asia written by International Institute for Asian Studies and published by I.B. Tauris. This book was released on 1998-12-31 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, the independent republics of central Asia enjoy a greater degree of autonomy, but are faced with a range of complex social, political and economic problems. This book addresses these problems.
Author : Rotem Kowner
Publisher : Brill Academic Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9789004292925
Total Pages : 652 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (929 download)
Download or read book Race and Racism in Modern East Asia written by Rotem Kowner and published by Brill Academic Publishers. This book was released on 2015-05-15 with total page 652 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Race and Racism in Modern East Asia (Vol. 2)" examines in depth interactions between Western and local constructions of race. This insightful 23-chapter volume offers a sweeping analysis of issues of race, racism, nationalism and gender in the region that is unsurpasssed in previous scholarship.
