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Iconic Places in Central Asia The Moral Geography of Dams, Pastures and Holy Sites Jeanne Féaux de la Croix
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Féaux de la Croix, Jeanne <p>Jeanne Féaux de la Croix, Tübingen University, Deutschland</p>, Author.
- Series:
- Kultur und soziale Praxis.
- Kultur und soziale Praxis
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Central Asia.
- Post-Soviet Life.
- Post-Socialism.
- Memory.
- Space.
- Dams.
- Iconic Places.
- Work.
- Well-Being.
- Moral Geographies.
- Socialist Life.
- Neo-Liberal Life.
- Neo-Islamic Life.
- Pastures.
- Holy Sites.
- Culture.
- Ethnology.
- Cultural Anthropology.
- Cultural Geography.
- Asia.
- Local Subjects:
- Central Asia.
- Post-Soviet Life.
- Post-Socialism.
- Memory.
- Space.
- Dams.
- Iconic Places.
- Work.
- Well-Being.
- Moral Geographies.
- Socialist Life.
- Neo-Liberal Life.
- Neo-Islamic Life.
- Pastures.
- Holy Sites.
- Culture.
- Ethnology.
- Cultural Anthropology.
- Cultural Geography.
- Asia.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (353 pages).
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Féaux de la Croix, Iconic Places in Central Asia The Moral Geography of Dams, Pastures and Holy Sites
- Place of Publication:
- Bielefeld transcript Verlag 2016
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Biography/History:
- Jeanne Féaux de la Croix (PhD) is a social anthropologist based at Tübingen University. She directs several projects on the environment in Central Asia and also works on questions of Ageing, Labour and Development.
- Summary:
- Jeanne Féaux de la Croix maps three iconic places as part of Central Asians' 'moral geographies' and examines their role in navigating socialist, neo-liberal and neo-Islamic life models.Dams provide most of Kyrgyzstan's electricity, but are also at the heart of regional water disputes that threaten an already shrinking Aral Sea. Mountain pastures cover much of Central Asia's heartland and offer a livelihood and refuge, even to urban citizens. Pilgrimage sites have recovered from official Soviet oblivion and act as cherished scenes of decision-making. Examining how iconic places, work and well-being can mesh together, this book moves debates about post-Soviet memory, space and property onto fresh terrain.
- »Leserinnen wie Leser [werden] das Buch mit Gewinn zur Hand nehmen.«
- »de la Croix makes a substantialand timely contribution to cultural and social sciencebeyond the geographic context in which the book is set.«
- Besprochen in:Slavic Reviews, Winter 2018Agriculture and Human Values, 21.01.2020, Christian Kelly Scott
- Readers and readers alike [will] pick up the book with profit.« (translated from German)
- Contents:
- Frontmatter 1 Inhalt 7 Acknowledgments 9 11 : Summary in Kyrgyz 14 Note on Transliteration 17 Chapter 1: Introduction 20 Chapter 2: Knowing and Living Pastures 47 Chapter 3: Damming the Naryn River 85 Chapter 4: Visiting Mazars 111 Chapter 5: Coping with Continuity: Between Epics and Life Stories 135 Chapter 6: Commemorating Change: Between Collectivisation and Privatisation 171 Chapter 7: What is Work and Why Do It? 213 Chapter 8: Celebrating Places: Picnics, Poetry and Song 251 Chapter 9: Conclusion 291 Glossary 307 Bibliography 313 Index 347
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9783839436301
- 3839436303
- OCLC:
- 973768313
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