Bishkek boys : neighbourhood youth and urban change is Kyrgyzstan's capital / Philipp Schröder.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schröder, Philipp, 1978- author.

Series:

Integration and conflict studies ; v. 17.

Integration and conflict studies ; volume 17

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Youth--Kyrgyzstan--Bishkek--Social conditions.

Youth.

Neighborhoods--Kyrgyzstan--Bishkek.

Neighborhoods.

Urbanization--Social aspects--Kyrgyzstan--Bishkek.

Urbanization.

Sociology, Urban--Kyrgyzstan--Bishkek.

Sociology, Urban.

Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan)--Social conditions.

Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (258 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

New York : Berghahn Books, 2017.

Summary:

In this pioneering ethnographic study of identity and integration, author Philipp Schröder explores urban change in Kyrgyzstan’s capital Bishkek from the vantage point of the male youth living in one neighbourhood. Touching on topics including authority, violence, social and imaginary geographies, interethnic relations, friendship, and competing notions of belonging to the city, Bishkek Boys offers unique insights into how post-Socialist economic liberalization, rural-urban migration and ethnic nationalism have reshaped social relations among young males who come of age in this Central Asian urban environment.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgements

Notes on Transliteration and Naming

Introduction The Playground Incident, the Field and a Conceptual Framework

Chapter 1. Authority and Resource: Batyr as a Leader in Shanghai

Chapter 2. Territory: Kanat and the Other Yards

Chapter 3. Disconnection: Bolot and the Generation ‘off the Streets’

Chapter 4. Respect and Responsibility: Semetei and the Other Bratishki

Chapter 5. Solidarity: Metis, Ulan and Friendship Relations

Chapter 6. Acquaintances: Maks and Interethnic Relations

Chapter 7. Urban Socialization: Tilek and the Newcomers

Conclusion From Shanghai to Iug-2 and Bishkek’s Postsocialist Trajectory

List of Main Characters

Glossary of Selected Terms

References

Index

Integration and Conflict Studies Published in Association with the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Halle/Saale

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781785337277

1785337270

OCLC:

1350570765