Central Asia is a region singularly marked by attempts to transform social life by transforming place. Drawing together established scholars and a new generation of historians, geographers and anthropologists, this volume brings empirical specificity and theoretical depth to debates about the politics of place-making in this diverse region, making an important contribution to Central Asian studies and a distinctive regional comparison to the 'spatial turn' in social analysis. Case studies draw on archival research and oral history to explore the workings-and unintended consequences-of...
Central Asia is a region singularly marked by attempts to transform social life by transforming place. Drawing together established scholars and a new...
The volume enhances the anthropological understanding of the various ways through which the state comes to be experienced as a visceral presence in social life.
The volume enhances the anthropological understanding of the various ways through which the state comes to be experienced as a visceral presence in so...
The volume enhances the anthropological understanding of the various ways through which the state comes to be experienced as a visceral presence in social life.
The volume enhances the anthropological understanding of the various ways through which the state comes to be experienced as a visceral presence in so...