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Title Central Asia : contexts for understanding / edited by David W. Montgomery
Published Pittsburgh, Pa. : University of Pittsburgh Press, [2022]

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Description 1 online resource : illustrations
Series Central Eurasia in context series
Central Eurasia in context.
Contents Intro -- Contents -- About this Book -- About the Notes -- Note on Transliteration and Spelling -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- Central Asia in Context / David W. Montgomery -- Mapping Context / Julien Thorez and Emmanuel Giraudet -- Maps -- Part I. Contextualizing Central Asia -- 1. Central Asia as Global / Alexander Cooley -- 2. Central Asia as Local / Morgan Y. Liu -- 3. Central Asia as Place / Alexander C. Diener and Nick Megoran -- 4. Central Asia as Story / Benjamin Gatling -- Cases -- I-A. Ordinary Soviet Life through Collectivization / Marianne Kamp
I-B. Regulation and Appropriation of Islam in Authoritarian Political Contexts / Tim Epkenhans -- I-C. Migration from the Deep South to the Far North as Central Asian "Glocalism" / Marlène Laruelle -- Discussion Questions and Further Reading -- Part II. Contexts of History -- 5. Precolonial Central Asia / Scott C. Levi -- 6. Colonial Central Asia / Alexander Morrison -- 7. Soviet Central Asia / Ali İğmen -- 8. Post-Soviet Central Asia / David G. Lewis -- Cases -- II-A. The Rise of Vali Bay, an Entrepreneur between Two Empires / David Brophy
II-B. The Management of Islam in the Late Soviet Period / Adeeb Khalid -- III-C. Gendered Aspects of Soviet Industrialization in Ak Tyuz / Botakoz Kassymbekova -- Discussion Questions and Further Reading -- Part III. Contexts of Living -- 9. Rural Life / Tommaso Trevisani -- 10. Urban Life / Natalie Koch -- 11. Migratory Life / Madeleine Reeves -- 12. Diaspora Life / Medina Aitieva -- Cases -- III-A. Mobility and the Rural Modern along Tajikistan's Pamir Highway / Till Mostowlansky -- III-B. From Potemkin Village to Real Life in Turkmenistan / Sebastian Peyrouse
III-C. Private Education, Inequality, and the Growing Social Divide in Bishkek / Emil Nasritdinov, Aigoul Abdoubaetova, and Gulnora Iskandarova -- Discussion Questions and Further Reading -- Part IV. Contexts of Structure -- 13. Family Structure / Cynthia Werner -- 14. Social Structure / Edward Schatz -- 15. Moral Structure / Maria Louw -- 16. Gender Structure / Svetlana Peshkova -- Cases -- IV-A. On Mothers- and Daughters-in-Law / Julie McBrien -- IV-B. Mahalla as State and Community / Johan Rasanayagam -- IV-C. Aitys, Ancestors, and the "Little Sister" / Eva-Marie Dubuisson
Discussion Questions and Further Reading -- Part V. Contexts of Transformation -- 17. Religion / David W. Montgomery -- 18. Politics / John Heathershaw -- 19. Law / Judith Beyer -- 20. Education / Martha C. Merrill -- Cases -- V-A. Mood and Islam in Kazakhstan / Wendell Schwab -- V-B. Spectacular Politics in the World Nomad Games / Mathijs Pelkmans -- V-C. Displacement and Belonging in Eurasia / Jennifer S. Wistrand -- Discussion Questions and Further Reading -- Part VI. Contexts of Work -- 21. Resources / Jeanne Féaux de la Croix and David Gullette
Notes Includes index
22. Economics / Elmira Satybaldieva and Balihar Sanghera
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 24, 2022)
Subject HISTORY / General
Social conditions
SUBJECT Asia, Central -- Social conditions. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh89001282
Subject Central Asia
Form Electronic book
Author Montgomery, David W., 1968- editor.
ISBN 9780822988274
0822988275