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9780801488429

The Transformation of Central Asia

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  • ISBN13:

    9780801488429

  • ISBN10:

    0801488427

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2003-12-01
  • Publisher: Cornell Univ Pr

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Summary

The Transformation of Central Asia: States and Societies from Soviet Rule to Independence expertly examines the institutional processes involved in the daunting task of building new states in Central Asia following the fall of the Soviet Union.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix
List of Acronyms
xi
Introduction
Politics in the Periphery: Competing Views of Central Asian States and Societies
1(28)
Pauline Jones Luong
PART 1: THE RETREAT OF THE STATE: Women and the Social Sphere
Between Women and the State: Mahalla Committees and Social Welfare in Uzbekistan
29(30)
Marianne Kamp
Women, Marriage, and the Nation-State: The Rise of Nonconsensual Bride Kidnapping in Post-Soviet Kazakhstan
59(34)
Cynthia Werner
PART 2: LINKING STATE AND SOCIETY: Culture and Language
Cultural Elites in Uzbekistan: Ideological Production and the State
93(27)
Laura Adams
A Shrinking Reach of the State? Language Policy and Implementation in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan
120(39)
Bhavna Dave
PART 3: THE STATE AGAINST ITSELF: Central-Regional Relations
The Limits of Centralization: Regional Challenges in Uzbekistan
159(23)
Alisher Ilkhamov
Economic ``Decentralization'' in Kazakhstan: Causes and Consequences
182(31)
Pauline Jones Luong
PART 4: REDEFINING THE STATE: Internal and External Forces
The Civic Realm in Kyrgyzstan: Soviet Economic Legacies and Activists' Expectations
213(33)
Kelly M. McMann
Beyond the State: Transnational Actors, NGOs, and Environmental Protection in Central Asia
246(25)
Erika Weinthal
Conclusion: Central Asia's Contribution to Theories of the State 271(12)
Pauline Jones Luong
List of Foreign Words 283(4)
Bibliography 287(28)
Contributors 315(2)
Index 317

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