Variations on Uzbek identity : strategic choices, cognitive schemas and political constraints in identification processes
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Variations on Uzbek identity : strategic choices, cognitive schemas and political constraints in identification processes
(Integration and conflict studies / Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, v. 7)
Berghahn Books, 2014
Available at 5 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [240]-263) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Throughout its history the concept of "Uzbekness," or more generally of a Turkic-speaking sedentary population, has continuously attracted members of other groups to join, as being Uzbek promises opportunities to enlarge ones social network. Accession is comparatively easy, as Uzbekness is grounded in a cultural model of territoriality, rather than genealogy, as the basis for social attachments. It acknowledges regional variation and the possibility of membership by voluntary decision. Therefore, the boundaries of being Uzbek vary almost by definition, incorporating elements of local languages, cultural patterns and social organization. This book combines an historical analysis with thorough ethnographic field research, looking at differences in the conceptualization of group boundaries and the social practices they entail. It does so by analysing decision-making processes by Uzbeks on the individual as well as cognitive level and the political configurations that surround them.
Table of Contents
List of Maps, Figures and Tables
Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1. A Historical Sketch of the Uzbeks: From Nomadic Conquerors to Post-socialist Farmers
Chapter 2. A Central Asian Melting Pot: The Oasis of Bukhara
Chapter 3. Desperation at the End of the World?The Oasis of Khorezm
Chapter 4. Conflict Inevitable?The Ferghana Valley
Chapter 5. Birthplace of a National Hero: The Oasis of Sharisabz
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
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