Life in a Muslim Uzbek village : cotton farming after Communism
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Life in a Muslim Uzbek village : cotton farming after Communism
（Case studies in cultural anthropology / Janice E. Stockard and George Spindler, series editors）
Wadsworth, Cengage Learning, c2011
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Includes biographical references (p. 198-202) and index
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Description
LIFE IN A MUSLIM UZBEK VILLAGE: COTTON FARMING AFTER COMMUNISM aims to 'identify and explain aspects of Uzbek cultural life in a farming village on a 'kolkhoz' (collective farm) that account for both cultural patterns and culture change. This case study depicts the cultural changes and continuities that have occurred as a result of Uzbekistan's recent political independence from the Soviet Union. It describes, from the author's own experience and understanding of Uzbek rural life, how the production and global exportation of cotton has brought new challenges and opportunities to contemporary Uzbek citizens.
Table of Contents
Foreword. Preface. Introduction. 1. Just Getting from Here to There in Uzbekistan. 2. Historical Connections and Today's Kolkhoz. 3. The Kolkhoz as Plantation. 4. Cuisine, Celebrations and Ceremonies. 5. Running on Empty: Surviving on the Kolkhoz. 6. Uzbekistan's Cotton, Home Economics, and the Larger World. Conclusion. Glossary. References. Index.
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