Contemporary Kazaks : cultural and social perspectives / edited by Ingvar Svanberg.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Svanberg, Ingvar, 1953-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethnology--Kazakhstan.

Ethnology.

Kazakhstan--Social life and customs.

Kazakhstan.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (173 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is the first volume of field work, based on western ethnological standard, about the Kazakhs of Kazakhstan since Alfred E. Hudson's work published in 1938. Based on fieldwork conducted throughout the region, the various articles reflect the contemporary life of rural and urban Kazakhs. A common theme is the socio-cultural aspects of how their way of life has changed since independence.

Contents:

1. The Kazak nation / Ingvar Svanberg

2. The new Kazak elite / Karen Odgaard and Jens Simonsen

3. The dynamics of feasting and gift exchange in rural Kazakstan / Cynthia Ann Werner

4. Nawrïz in Kazakstan : scenarios for managing diversity / Hilda C. Eitzen

5. The Kazaks of western Mongolia / Peter Finke.

Notes:

First published in 1999 by Curzon Press.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-147) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-136-82032-9

1-138-99170-8

1-315-02765-8

1-136-82025-6

9781315027654

OCLC:

897453183