Bishkek boys : neighbourhood youth and urban change in Kyrgyzstan's capital

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    • Schröder, Philipp

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Bishkek boys : neighbourhood youth and urban change in Kyrgyzstan's capital

Philipp Schröder

(Integration and conflict studies / Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, v. 17)

Berghahn Books, 2017

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-238) and index

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Description

In this pioneering ethnographic study of identity and integration, author Philipp Schröder explores urban change in Kyrgyzstan’s capital Bishkek from the vantage point of the male youth living in one neighbourhood. Touching on topics including authority, violence, social and imaginary geographies, interethnic relations, friendship, and competing notions of belonging to the city, Bishkek Boys offers unique insights into how post-Socialist economic liberalization, rural-urban migration and ethnic nationalism have reshaped social relations among young males who come of age in this Central Asian urban environment.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Notes on Transliteration and Naming Introduction: The Playground Incident, the Field and a Conceptual Frame Chapter 1. Authority and Resource: Batyr as a Leader in Shanghai Chapter 2. Territory: Kanat and the Other Yards Chapter 3. Disconnection: Bolot and the Generation ‘Off the Streets’ Chapter 4. Respect and Responsibility: Semetei and the Other Bratishki Chapter 5. Solidarity: Metis, Ulan and Friendship Relations Chapter 6. Acquaintances: Maks and Interethnic Relations Chapter 7. Urban Socialization: Tilek and the Newcomers Conclusion: From Shanghai to Iug-2 and Bishkek’s Postsocialist Trajectory List of Main Characters Glossary of Selected Terms References Index

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