Variations on Uzbek identity : strategic choices, cognitive schemas and political constraints in identification processes / Peter Finke.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Finke, Peter, 1963-

Series:

Integration and conflict studies ; v. 7.

Integration and Conflict Studies ; Volume 7

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Uzbeks--Ethnic identity.

Uzbeks.

Uzbeks--Social networks.

Uzbeks--Cultural assimilation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (288 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York, New York ; Oxford, England : Berghahn Books, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 langua

Contents:

Variations on Uzbek Identity; Table of Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1. A Historical Sketch of the Uzbeks; Chapter 2. A Central Asian Melting Pot; Chapter 3. Desperation at the End of the World?; Chapter 4. Conflict Inevitable?; Chapter 5. Birthplace of a National Hero; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781782382393

1782382399

OCLC:

877363862