Decolonial disruptions in Central Asia : discussion, practices, and networks / Erica Marat, Aizada Arystanbek

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Marat, Erica, author.

Arystanbek, Aizada, author.

Series:

Cambridge elements. Elements in politics and society from Central Europe to Central Asia

Cambridge elements. Elements in politics and society from Central Europe to Central Asia, 2976-5536

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Activism--Asia, Central.

Activism.

Asia, Central--History--1991-.

Asia, Central.

Central Asia.

Genre:

History

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2026

Summary:

"A consequential shift is taking place in Central Asian studies today. What started as a slow rejection of the idea that the region benefited from Soviet control has turned into a decentralized, collective effort to revise the region's relationship to its colonial identity and to search for indigenous interpretations of the self. This Element explores the current decolonial disruptions in Central Asia-how the region is being redefined by its inhabitants, both in discourse and in practice. It captures the main areas of activism in memory studies, language activism, art installations, and transnational solidarity networks. Decolonial discussions are gaining traction, challenging political elites' hegemony over national identity formation. Such changes harbour the potential to profoundly alter Russia's influence in the areas it once controlled. Decolonial disruptions are reshaping how Central Asians think about their past and imagine their future"-- Cambridge Core

Contents:

Introduction : Central Asia’s decolonial turn

Deconstructing Soviet legacies : Central Asia in the colonial imagination

Discourses : podcasts, debates, and knowledge production

Practices : research, art, and activism

Conclusion : decolonial disruptions in how we think about Central Asia

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references

Online resource; title from PDF title page (Cambridge Core, viewed May 19, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version: Marat, Erica Decolonial disruptions in Central Asia

ISBN:

9781009610810

1009610813

9781009610773

1009610775

OCLC:

1578127619

Publisher Number:

CIPO000371134

CIPO000374357

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license