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UNINA9910154831803321 |
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Titolo |
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan : Life and Politics during the Soviet Era / / edited by Timur Dadabaev, Hisao Komatsu |
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New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2017 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed. 2017.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (VIII, 147 p.) |
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Collana |
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Politics and History in Central Asia |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Asia—Politics and government |
Asia—History |
World politics |
Asian Politics |
Asian History |
Political History |
History |
Soviet Union History |
Soviet Union |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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1. Collective Memory, Oral History, and Central Eurasian Studies in Japan -- 2. Recollecting the Soviet Past: Challenges of Data Collection on Everyday Life Experiences and Public Memory in Post-Soviet Central Asia -- 3. Famine in Kyrgyzstan in the 1930s and 1940s -- 4. Soviet Agricultural Policy and Cultivating “Virgin Lands” in Kazakhstan -- 5. Religious Life of Kyrgyz People According to Oral Materials -- 6. Stalin’s Passing Recollected.-7. Evaluations of Perestroika in Post-Soviet Central Asia: Public Views in Contemporary Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This volume offers perspectives from the general public in post-Soviet Central Asia and reconsiders the meaning and the legacy of Soviet administration in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. This study emphasizes that the way in which people in Central Asia reconcile their |
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Soviet past to a great extent refers to the three-fold process of recollecting their everyday experiences, reflecting on their past from the perspective of their post-Soviet present, and re-imagining. These three elements influence memories and lead to selectivity in memory construction. This process also emphasizes the aspects of the Soviet era people choose to recall in positive and negative lights. Ultimately, this book demonstrates how Soviet life has influenced the identity and understanding of self among the population in post-Soviet Central Asian states. |
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