{"product_id":"everyday-life-in-central-asia-9780253219046","title":"Everyday Life in Central Asia","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis rich volume should . . . be commended for its comprehensible style making it accessible to nonspecialists in Central Asian societies and to virtually anyone interested in the region.\u003c\/p\u003e * Ab Imperio *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSahadeo and Zanca have collected a large range of essays written in a clear and accessible style well suited as a textbook for undergraduate teaching or anyone interested in learning about the region.\u003c\/p\u003e * Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e[A]n excellent and compelling collection of essays . . . . [T]his book is a valuable addition to our understanding of not only a region heavily influenced by the Russian\/Soviet colonial legacy, but also of the ways in which the everyday confronts often competing notions of identity. Vol. 9.3 Winter 2008\u003c\/p\u003e -- Robert O. Krikorian * George Washington University *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e[A]n excellent study . . . . Readers will be attracted to the richness of the collected stories about the social and cultural diversity of Central Asia. The book provides a sympathetic and insightful analysis of Central Asian societies that face common challenges in their transition to a better life. In sum, this innovative work is a significant contribution to various fields in Central Asian studies.Vol. 53.1 Spring 2009\u003c\/p\u003e -- Anara Tabyshalieva * Institute for Regional Studies, Kyrgyzstan *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e[This] book . . . offers to the curious reader a better understanding of Central Asian people, their histories, and everyday lives—a diversity of people who otherwise may have been conceptualized as a grey and anonymous mass, or, worse yet, as mere numbers.October 2008\u003c\/p\u003e -- Irene Hilgers * H-Soyuz *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart of a series of books on everyday life in various parts of the world, this volume offers essays on the different ways that Central Asians lead their daily lives and navigate shifting historical, political, and economic trends in past and present times. . . . Many of the selections concern the difficult transitions from Soviet rule to independent statehood, restrictions on political and social activity, widening gaps between the rich and the poor, and new opportunities for social mobility and cultural expression. The essays on the varying beliefs and practices of Muslims across this wide region are especially informative. The volume contains illustrations and a listing of the contributors' backgrounds and qualifications. . . . Recommended.\u003c\/p\u003e * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: Central Asia and Everyday Life \u003cbr\u003ePart One: Background\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction \u003cbr\u003e1.Turks and Tajiks in Central Asian History Scott Levi\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart Two: Communities\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction \u003cbr\u003e2. Everyday Life among the Turkmen Nomads Adrienne Edgar \u003cbr\u003e3. Recollections of a Hazara Wedding in the 1930s Robert Canfield \u003cbr\u003e4. Trouble in Birglich Robert Canfield \u003cbr\u003e5. A Central Asian Tale of Two Cities:Locating Lives and Aspirations in a Shifting Post-Soviet Cityscape Morgan Y. Liu \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003ePart Three: Gender\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction \u003cbr\u003e6. The Limits of Liberation: Gender, Revolution, and the Veil in Everyday Life in Soviet \u003cbr\u003eUzbekistan Douglas Northrop \u003cbr\u003e7. The Wedding Feast: Living the New Uzbek Life in the 1930s Marianne Kamp \u003cbr\u003e8. Practical Consequences of Soviet Policy and Ideology for Gender in Central Asia and Contemporary Reversal Elizabeth Constantine \u003cbr\u003e9. Dinner with Akhmet Greta Uehling \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart Four: Performance and Encounters\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction \u003cbr\u003e10. An Ethnohistorical Journey through Kazakh Hospitality Paula A. Michaels \u003cbr\u003e11. Konstitutsiya Buzildi: Gender Relations in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan Peter Finke and Meltem Sancak\u003cbr\u003e12. Fat and All That: Good Eating the Uzbek Way Russell Zanca\u003cbr\u003e13. Public and Private Celebrations: Uzbekistan's National Holidays Laura Adams \u003cbr\u003e14. Music Across the Kazakh Steppe Michael Rouland\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart Five: Nation, State, and Society in the Everyday\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction \u003cbr\u003e15. The Shrinking of the Welfare State: Central Asians'Assessments of Soviet and Post-Soviet Governance Kelly McMann \u003cbr\u003e16. Going to School in Uzbekistan Shoshana Keller \u003cbr\u003e17. Alphabet Changes in Turkmenistan: State, Society, and the Everyday, 1904-2004 Victoria Clement \u003cbr\u003e18. Travels in the Margins of the State: Everyday Geography in the Ferghana Valley Borderlands Madeleine Reeves \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart Six: Religion\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction \u003cbr\u003e19. Divided Faith: Trapped between State and Islam in Uzbekistan Eric McGlinchey\u003cbr\u003e20. Sacred Sites, Profane Ideologies: Religious Pilgrimage and the Uzbek State David Abramson and Elyor Karimov\u003cbr\u003e21. Everyday Negotiations of Islam in Central Asia: Practicing Religion in the Uyghur \u003cbr\u003eNeighborhood of Zarya Vostoka in Almaty, Kazakhstan Sean Roberts \u003cbr\u003e22. Namaz, Wishing Trees, and Vodka: The Diversity of Everyday Religious Life in Central Asia David Montgomery \u003cbr\u003e23. Christians as the Main Religious Minority in Central Asia Sebastien Peyrouse\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003cbr\u003eContributors\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400654430551,"sku":"9780253219046","price":19.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780253219046.jpg?v=1730471219","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/everyday-life-in-central-asia-9780253219046","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}