Identity and Memory in Post-Soviet Central Asia - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Identity and Memory in Post-Soviet Central Asia write by Timur Dadabaev. This book was released on 2015-08-11. Identity and Memory in Post-Soviet Central Asia available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Central Asian states have experienced a number of historical changes that have challenged their traditional societies and lifestyles. The most significant changes occurred as a result of the revolution in 1917, the incorporation of the region into the Soviet Union, and gaining independence after the collapse of the USSR. Impartial and informed public evaluation of the Soviet and post-Soviet periods has always been a complicated issue, and the ‘official’ descriptions have often contradicted the interpretations of the past viewed through the experiences of ordinary people. Identity and Memory in Post-Soviet Central Asia looks at the tradition of history construction in Central Asia. By collecting views of the public’s experiences of the Soviet past in Uzbekistan, the author examines the transformation of present-day Central Asia from the perspective of these personal memories, and analyses how they relate to the Soviet and post-Soviet official descriptions of Soviet life. The book discusses that the way in which people in Central Asia reconcile their Soviet past to a great extent refers to the three-fold process of recollecting their everyday experiences, reflecting on their past from the perspective of their post-Soviet present, and re-imagining. These three elements influence memories and lead to selectivity in memory construction, emphasising the aspects of the Soviet era people choose to recall in positive and negative lights. Presenting a broader picture of Soviet everyday life at the periphery of the USSR, the book will be a useful contribution for students and scholars of Central Asian Studies, Ethnicity and Identity Politics.
Soviet and Post-Soviet Identities
Soviet and Post-Soviet Identities - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Soviet and Post-Soviet Identities write by Mark Bassin. This book was released on 2012-04-26. Soviet and Post-Soviet Identities available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A fresh look at post-Soviet Russia and Eurasia and at the Soviet historical background that shaped the present.
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan write by Timur Dadabaev. This book was released on 2016-12-09. Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This volume offers perspectives from the general public in post-Soviet Central Asia and reconsiders the meaning and the legacy of Soviet administration in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. This study emphasizes that the way in which people in Central Asia reconcile their Soviet past to a great extent refers to the three-fold process of recollecting their everyday experiences, reflecting on their past from the perspective of their post-Soviet present, and re-imagining. These three elements influence memories and lead to selectivity in memory construction. This process also emphasizes the aspects of the Soviet era people choose to recall in positive and negative lights. Ultimately, this book demonstrates how Soviet life has influenced the identity and understanding of self among the population in post-Soviet Central Asian states.
Post-Soviet Central Asia
Post-Soviet Central Asia - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Post-Soviet Central Asia write by International Institute for Asian Studies. This book was released on 1998-12-31. Post-Soviet Central Asia available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.
Nationalism and Identity Construction in Central Asia
Nationalism and Identity Construction in Central Asia - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Nationalism and Identity Construction in Central Asia write by Mariya Y. Omelicheva. This book was released on 2014-12-17. Nationalism and Identity Construction in Central Asia available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. More than two decades after the break-up of the Soviet Union, Central Asian republics—Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan—continue to reexamine and debate whom and what they represent. Nationalism and Identity Construction in Central Asia explores the complex and controversial process of identity formation in the region using a “3D” framework, which stands for “Dimensions”, “Dynamics,” and “Directions” of nation building. The first part of the framework—dimensions—underscores the new and complex ways in which nationalisms and identities manifest themselves in Central Asia. The second part—dynamics—is premised on the idea that nationalisms and identity construction in the Central Asian republics may indicate some continuities with the past, but are more concerned with legitimation of the present power politics in these states. It calls for the identification of the main actors, strategies, tactics, interests, and reactions to the processes of nationalism and identity construction. The third part of the framework—directions—addresses implications of nationalisms and identity construction in Central Asia for regional and international peace and cooperation. Jointly, the chapters of the volume address domestic and international-level dimensions, dynamics, and directions of identity formation in Central Asia. What unites these works is their shared modern and post-modern understanding of nations, nationalisms, and identities as discursive, strategic, and tactical formations. They are viewed as “constructed” and “imagined” and therefore continuously changing, but also fragmented and contested.
