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Hamid Ismailov On “The Devils’ Dance” and Other Works

  • byvoca
  • Posted on April 18, 2018April 18, 2018
“A beguiling tale of khans, commissars, spies and poet-queens…[who] feature in a rare English translation of modern Uzbek fiction.” This is how The Economist described The Devils’ Dance, the most…
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“Have the Mountains Fallen?” The Story of Two Journeys of Loss and Redemption in the Cold War

  • byAitolkyn Kourmanova
  • Posted on April 4, 2018April 10, 2018
In the early 1990s, while working as a journalist in Moscow, Jeff Lilley witnessed the dissolution of the Soviet Union. In 2004, he moved to Kyrgyz Republic. After spending around…
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“Azan on the Moon”: Anthropology of Infrastructure

  • byAitolkyn Kourmanova
  • Posted on February 25, 2018February 26, 2018
Till Mostowlansky is intrigued by the anthropological study of routes, roads and pathways, and the anthropology of infrastructure more generally. This research interest frames his latest monograph, Azan on the Moon: Entangling…
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Iconic Places in Central Asia. The Moral Geography of Dams, Pastures and Holy Sites explained by Jeanne Féaux de la Croix

  • byAitolkyn Kourmanova
  • Posted on January 29, 2018February 2, 2018
Interview Dr. Jeanne Féaux de la Croix Dr. Jeanne Féaux de la Croix is a social anthropologist at the University of Tübingen in Germany. She specializes in environmental issues and…
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China’s Belt and Road Initiative and its Impact in Central Asia

  • byAitolkyn Kourmanova
  • Posted on January 19, 2018February 1, 2018
The NAC-NU Central Asia Studies Program, in partnership with GW’s Central Asia Program, has published a book on China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and its impact in Central Asia.…
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    2018: What is Stirring in Central Asia?
    • Aitolkyn Kourmanova
    • Posted on 18.12.17April 2, 2018
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    The Uzbek Modernist, Abdullah Qodiriy. A Writer and His Novel
    • Aitolkyn Kourmanova
    • Posted on 19.12.17April 2, 2018
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    Socialist Realism in Central Asia
    • Aitolkyn Kourmanova
    • Posted on 20.12.17April 2, 2018
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    Best Books on Central Asia in 2017
    • Aitolkyn Kourmanova
    • Posted on 20.12.17February 1, 2018
    • 9 min
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Sufism as a Product of Collective Imagination: On a New History of Islamic Mysticism

  • byAitolkyn Kourmanova
  • Posted on December 27, 2017April 2, 2018
Alexander Knysh’s Sufism: A New History of Islamic Mysticism is the result of more than thirty years of study of Sufism and Sufis. The monograph critically reconsiders approaches to the…
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Best Books on Central Asia in 2017

  • byAitolkyn Kourmanova
  • Posted on December 20, 2017February 1, 2018
2017 was a great year for publications Central Asian studies are thriving! 2017 was a great year for publications. The range of books presented below covers multiple themes, from state…
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    Dushanbe Buses and What It Means to Live in a Capital City
    • Aitolkyn Kourmanova
    • Posted on 25.01.18January 25, 2018
    • 7 min
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    Iconic Places in Central Asia. The Moral Geography of Dams, Pastures and Holy Sites explained by Jeanne Féaux de la Croix
    • Aitolkyn Kourmanova
    • Posted on 29.01.18February 2, 2018
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    Feminism through Pictures: How Girls of South Kyrgyzstan Fight for Women’s Rights
    • Aitolkyn Kourmanova
    • Posted on 01.02.18April 10, 2018
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    The Rise of the Islamic Middle Class and Entrepreneurs in Central Asia
    • Aitolkyn Kourmanova
    • Posted on 09.02.18February 26, 2018
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    Kazakhstan’s Nationhood: Politics and Society on the Move
    • Aitolkyn Kourmanova
    • Posted on 16.02.18April 9, 2018
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