Contemporary Kazaks: Cultural and Social Perspectives

ISBN-13: 9780700711154 / Angielski / Twarda / 1999 / 172 str.

Ingvar Svanberg

Opis

This is the first volume of field work, based on western ethnological standard, about the Kazakhs of Kazakhstan since Alfred E. Hudson's work published in 1938. Based on fieldwork conducted throughout the region, the various articles reflect the contemporary life of rural and urban Kazakhs. A common theme is the socio-cultural aspects of how their way of life has changed since independence.

Recenzje

'useful volume It marks the beginning of the emergence of Kazakh studies in the West a subject of importance in its own right.' - Jonathan Aves, Asian Affairs

Spis treści

Chapter 1 The Kazak Nation, Ingvar Svanberg; Chapter 2 The new Kazak elite, Karen Odgaard, Jens Simonsen; Chapter 3 The dynamics of feasting and gift exchange in rural Kazakstan, Cynthia Ann Werner; Chapter 4 Nawr?z in Kazakstan: scenarios for managing diversity, Hilda C. Eitzen; Chapter 5 The Kazaks of western Mongolia, Peter Finke;

O autorze

Ingvar Svanberg