{"product_id":"bishkek-boys-neighbourhood-youth-and-urban-change-in-kyrgyzstan-s-capital-9781800734517","title":"Bishkek Boys: Neighbourhood Youth and Urban","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tIn this pioneering ethnographic study of identity and integration, author Philipp Schröder explores urban change in Kyrgyzstan’s capital Bishkek from the vantage point of the male youth living in one neighbourhood. Touching on topics including authority, violence, social and imaginary geographies, interethnic relations, friendship, and competing notions of belonging to the city, \u003cem\u003eBishkek Boys\u003c\/em\u003e offers unique insights into how post-Socialist economic liberalization, rural-urban migration and ethnic nationalism have reshaped social relations among young males who come of age in this Central Asian urban environment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“…rich, detailed, and scrupulous ethnographic descriptions…Bishkek Boys should be read by researchers and students in courses on Central Asia and post-Soviet space, as well as in youth and urban communities studies.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute (JRAI)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“The merit of a micro-ethnography is the ability to document a rich tapestry of interpersonal exchanges, storytelling and self-presentations that assemble and capture emergent social organisation. This is an engaging insight into how community bonds are fragmented and recreated.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e• Newbooks.asia\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“Meticulously researched, theoretically strong, scrupulously annotated – in other words, this is an excellent book.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e· Shirin Akiner\u003c\/strong\u003e, School of Oriental and African Studies, London Universit\u003cem\u003ey\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“This attractively written book is a tribute to the realities of urban life in Central Asia, as seen through the perspective of young men in search of respect and authority, while dealing with the fall out of larger socio-political upheavals”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e· Mathijs Pelkmans\u003c\/strong\u003e, London School of Economics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tList of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003e \tAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e \tNotes on Transliteration and Naming\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Playground Incident, the Field and a Conceptual Frame\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1.\u003c\/strong\u003e Authority and Resource: Batyr as a Leader in \u003cem\u003eShanghai\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2.\u003c\/strong\u003e Territory: Kanat and the Other Yards\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3.\u003c\/strong\u003e Disconnection: Bolot and the Generation ‘Off the Streets’\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4.\u003c\/strong\u003e Respect and Responsibility: Semetei and the Other \u003cem\u003eBratishki\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5.\u003c\/strong\u003e Solidarity: Metis, Ulan and Friendship Relations\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6.\u003c\/strong\u003e Acquaintances: Maks and Interethnic Relations\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 7.\u003c\/strong\u003e Urban Socialization: Tilek and the Newcomers\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eConclusion:\u003c\/strong\u003e From \u003cem\u003eShanghai\u003c\/em\u003e to \u003cem\u003eIug-2\u003c\/em\u003e and Bishkek’s Postsocialist Trajectory\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \tList of Main Characters\u003cbr\u003e \tGlossary of Selected Terms\u003cbr\u003e \tReferences\u003cbr\u003e \tIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042745581911,"sku":"9781800734517","price":26.55,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781800734517.jpg?v=1750955443","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/bishkek-boys-neighbourhood-youth-and-urban-change-in-kyrgyzstan-s-capital-9781800734517","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}