European handbook of Central Asian studies : history, politics, and societies / Jeroen Van den Bosch, Adrien Fauve, Bruno De Cordier (eds.).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bosch, Jeroen van den, editor.

Fauve, Adrien, editor.

Cordier, Bruno de, editor.

Martin Meyerson Memorial Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Asia, Central.

Central Asia.

Physical Description:

xxxix, 1021 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Stuttgart : Ibidem-Verlag, [2022]

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: pt. I INTRODUCTION

1. Central Asian Studies: A Maturing Field? / Adrien Fauve

2. Defining and Delineating Central Asia from a European Perspective / Jeroen J.J. Van den Bosch

3. How to Use this Handbook: Didactic Vision and Study Guide / Jeroen J.J. Van den Bosch

pt. II IDENTITIES AND HISTORICAL ROOTS

4. The Original Islamization of Central Asia: From the Arab Frontier Colonies to the `Governorate Dynasties' (650-1000) / Bruno J. De Cordier

5. Early Modern Interactions between Pastoral Nomadic and Sedentary Societies in the Central Asian Culture Complex / Vincent Fourniau

6. Orientalism, Postcolonial and Decolonial Frames on Central Asia: Theoretical Relevance and Applicability / Svetlana Gorshenina

7. Central Asia's Contemporary (Post-Soviet) Religious Landscape: A `De-Secularization' in the Making? / Sebastien Peyrouse

8. The Historical Conditioning of Languages and Ethnicities in Central Asia / Abel Polese

pt. III SOCIETAL-POLITICAL DYNAMICS

9. Clans, Class and Ethnicity in Post-Soviet Central Asia / Jeremy Smith

10. Presidential Elections and Ruling Parties in Central Asia / Adrien Fauve

11. Political Regimes in Central Asia: Tracing Personalist Rule from the Khanates to the Present / Jeroen J.J. Van den Bosch

12. Civil Society Development in Post-Soviet Central Asia / Baktybek Kainazarov

13. Women in Central Asia: Decolonizing Gender Studies / Rano Turaeva

14. Contemporary Central Asian Legal Systems in Developmental Context: Genealogy, Political Economy, State Architecture / Scott Newton

pt. IV EXTERNAL INTERACTIONS

15. History and Evolution of Geopolitics toward Central Asia / Slavomir Hordk

16. Between Myth and Reality: The Restoration of the Silk Roads in Central Asia / Sebastien Peyrouse

17. International Relations in Central Asia: A Focus on Foreign Policies (1991-2020) / Catherine Poujol

18. Terrorism and Security in Central Asia / Maria Raquel Freire

pt. V ECONOMY AND ENVIRONMENT

19. Facing the Soviet Legacy: Political Economy and Development Patterns in Central Asia / Julia Schwab

20. Environmental Geopolitics in Central Asia / Natalie Koch

21. Labour Migration from Central Asia to Russia: Laws, Policies and Effects on Sending States / Bhavna Dave

22. Between Sotsgorod and Bazaar: Urbanization Dynamics in Central Asia / Abel Polese

pt. VI CASE STUDIES & OVERVIEW OF LEARNING OUTCOMES

Case Study 1 The Imprint of the Khazars / Bruno J. De Cordier

Case Study 2 Toponymy of Central Asia: Proper Names or Forged Concepts? / Svetlana Gorshenina

Case Study 3 Media and Personality Cult in Authoritarian Regimes: The Case of Turkmenistan / Oguljamal Yazliyeva

Case Study 4 Promoting and Protecting Women Rights in Kyrgyzstan / Baktybek Kainazarov

Case Study 5 Railway Geopolitics in Central Asia from the 19th to the 21st Century / Slavomir Horak

Case study 6 The Story of Makhsudbek (`Misha'), a Labour Migrant from Uzbekistan / Bhavna Dave.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Martin Meyerson Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

9783838215181

3838215184

OCLC:

1252961352

Publisher Number:

99989674708