Culture and Customs of the Central Asian Republics

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Culture and Customs of the Central Asian Republics

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The Central Asian Republics of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan won their independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. Now they are emerging from the shadow of dominance and are subjects of intense interest from the West. The modern culture and customs of the various peoples in these geopolitical hotspots, straddling the far reaches of Europe into Asia, are revealed to a general audience for the first time. This will be the must-have volume for a broad, authoritative overview of these traditional civilizations as they cope with globalization.

Table of Contents

Series Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Note on Transliteration
Chronology
Introduction: Land, People, and History
Folklore and Literature
Media and Cinema
Performing Arts
Visual Arts
Architecture
Gender, Courtship, and Marriage
Festivals, Fun, and Leisure
Glossary
Selected Bibliography
Index

Product details

Published Dec 30 2006
Format Ebook (PDF)
Edition 1st
Extent 324
ISBN 9780313056185
Imprint Greenwood
Series Culture and Customs of Asia
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

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Rafis Abazov

RAFIS ABAZOV is Adjunct Assistant Professor, Schoo…

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