Iconic Places in Central Asia: The Moral Geography of Dams, Pastures and Holy Sites

ISBN-13: 9783837636307 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 270 str.

Jeanne F?aux De La Croix

Opis

Jeanne Feaux de la Croix maps three iconic places as part of Central Asians' "moral geographies" and examines their role in navigating socialist, neo-liberal, and neo-Islamic life models. Dams provide most of Kyrgyzstan's electricity, but are also at the heart of regional water disputes that threaten an already shrinking Aral Sea. Mountain pastures cover much of Central Asia's heartland and offer a livelihood and refuge, even to urban citizens. Pilgrimage sites have recovered from official Soviet oblivion and act as cherished scenes of decision-making. Examining how iconic places, work, and well-being can mesh together, this book moves debates about post-Soviet memory, space, and property onto fresh terrain.

Recenzje

»Leserinnen wie Leser [werden] das Buch mit Gewinn zur Hand nehmen.« Rudolf A. Mark, Jahrbücher für die Geschichte Ostereuropas, 69/2 (2021) Besprochen in: Slavic Reviews, Winter 2018 Agriculture and Human Values, 21.01.2020, Christian Kelly Scott

O autorze

Féaux de la Croix, JeanneJeanne Féaux de la Croix (PhD) is a social anthropologist based at Tübingen University. She directs several projects on the environment in Central Asia and also works on questions of Ageing, Labour and Development.