Identity and Politics in Central Asia and the Caucasus - 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 Politics in Central Asia and the Caucasus write by Mohammed Ayoob. This book was released on 2015-02-20. Identity and Politics in Central Asia and the Caucasus available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The multicultural region of Central Eurasia is living through its early post-independence years and as such serves as an ideal case to study and analyse theories of identity and foreign policy in a non-European context. Looking to re-introduce identity as a multidimensional factor informing state behaviour, this book analyses the experiences of the different Central Eurasian states in their post-independence pursuits. The book is structured into two broadly defined sections, with the first half examining the different ways in which the combination of domestic, regional, international and trans-national forces worked to advance one national identity over the others in the states that comprise the region of post-Soviet Central Eurasia. In the second half, chapters analyse the many ways in which identity, once shaped, affected foreign policy behaviours of the regional states, as well as the overall security dynamics in the region. The book also looks at the ways in which identity, by doing so, enjoys an intricate, mutually constitutive relationship with the strategic context in which it bears its effects on the state and the region. Finally, given the special role Russia has historically played in defining the evolutionary trajectory of the regional states, the book discusses the ways in which Russia itself and its post-cold war policies towards its former colonies have been conditioned by factors associated with Russia’s evolving post-Soviet identity. Placing the region firmly within existing theories of identity and state practices, the book will be of interest to students and scholars of Central Asian Politics, Security Studies, Foreign Policy and International Relations.
Gender and Identity Construction
Gender and Identity Construction - 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 Gender and Identity Construction write by Feride Acar. This book was released on 2021-12-28. Gender and Identity Construction available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This volume deals with issues and problems of national and gender identity in Central Asia, the Caucasus and Turkey. Articles discuss experiences and position of women vis-à-vis state intervention, economic, political and cultural change, in both public and private spheres of life. In the book the real life conditions and experiences of women are analyzed on three complementary levels. The first of these is the economic and institutional circumstances shaped by structural adjustment policies, globalization and transnational policies. The second is realities of everyday life, particularly pertaining to family, religion, tradition and education. The third level is that of politics and ideology where national and nationalist discourses often build on the gender identity shaped by the economic and social levels. The book does not only present a cross cultural analysis of women's position in the region but also reflects the varied perspectives of female scholars from many different countries and disciplines.
Language Politics in Contemporary Central Asia
Language Politics in Contemporary 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 Language Politics in Contemporary Central Asia write by Jacob M. Landau. This book was released on 2011-12-18. Language Politics in Contemporary Central Asia available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Nationalist leaders in the former Soviet states strive for national identity in both the political and cultural domains. Their language policies contend with Russian-speaking intelligentsias, numerous ethnic minorities and sizeable Russian communities backed by the Russian Federation - all presenting major challenges to facing the legacy of Soviet rule. Drawing on many years of research, interviews with educators and officials, and visits to the region, Barbara Kellner-Heinkele and Jacob M. Landau explore the politics of language and its intersection with identity in Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. With special attention to language education in schools and universities within each state and debates over bilingualism versus multilingualism, their insights offer researchers of politics, linguistics and Central Asian studies a comprehensive account of a highly politicised debate.
Civil Society and Politics in Central Asia
Civil Society and Politics 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 Civil Society and Politics in Central Asia write by Charles E. Ziegler. This book was released on 2014-12-11. Civil Society and Politics in Central Asia available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In the nineteenth century, Kentucky was one of the nation's leading producers of racehorses, whiskey, tobacco -- and new counties. By 1886 the three original Kentucky counties had been carved into 119 (belated 120th was to be formed in 1912). These small divisions commanded the fierce loyalty of their citizens and for most Kentuckians formed the center of political and community life. The County in Kentucky History shows the bitter strife of countywide feuds and the conviviality of court day, the sporadic outbreaks of ill-feeling between town and country and the high-spirited brawls that regularly accompanied elections. Robert M. Ireland traces the structural changes in county government from the days when justices of the peace made up a self-perpetuating county court to the more democratic period when the buying of votes replaced the buying of offices. The most beneficial change that could come to local government -- consolidation into fewer units -- Ireland sees as unlikely where the tradition of county loyalties and rivalries remains as strong as it does in Kentucky.
Islam in Central Asia and the Caucasus Since the Fall of the Soviet Union
Islam in Central Asia and the Caucasus Since the Fall of the Soviet Union - 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 Islam in Central Asia and the Caucasus Since the Fall of the Soviet Union write by Bayram Balci. This book was released on 2018. Islam in Central Asia and the Caucasus Since the Fall of the Soviet Union available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Provides a sophisticated account of both the internal dynamics and external influences in the evolution of Islam in the region
