Central Asia and the Caucasus: Transnationalism and Diaspora

ISBN-13: 9780415332606 / Angielski / Twarda / 2005 / 256 str.

Touradj Atabaki; Sanjyot Mehendale; Turaj Atabaki

Opis

The end of Soviet hegemony has led to the emergence of new Central Asian nation-states which are struggling with the conundrums of national identity amidst complex population mixes and competing local and transnational ethnic religious and political affiliations. This book focuses on the dynamics among transnational forces within and beyond the region and explores the roles played by diaspora communities in Central Asia and the Caucasus. Written by highly respected experts in the field, the book addresses issues such as nationalism, conflict, population movement, the Internet, Muslim communities and relations with Russia, China and as well as between the new nation-states.

Recenzje

'Certainly recommendable to both an academic and a graduate readership for its contrintion to the ongoing debate on multiple and divided loyalties and for the light it sheds on less researched empirical cases.' - International Affairs

Spis treści

1. Introduction: Transnationalism and Diaspora in Central Asia and the Causaus  2. Nationalism from Without: Theorizing the Role of Diaporas in Contemporary Conflict  3. Towards a Typology of Diasporas in Kazakhstan  4. Russians in Post-Soviet Central Asia: Issues and Concerns  State, Homeland, and Diapora: The Armenian and Azerbaijani Cases  6. Diaspora and Global Civil Society: The Impact of Transnational Diasporic Activism on Armenia's Post-Soviet Transition  7. Afghan Communities in Uzbekistan: A Preliminary Case Study  8. Uighur Community in 1990s Central Asia: A Decade of Change

O autorze

Touraj Atabaki is Senior Research Fellow at the International Institute of Social History, Professor of Modern History at the University of Amsterdam and Professor of Iranian and Central Asian studies at the University of Utrecht.
Sanjyot Mehendale is Executive Director of the Caucasus and Central Asia Program at the University of California at Berkeley. She is also the director of the Uzbek-Berkeley Archaeological Mission.