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UNINA9910798049103321 |
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Titolo |
Kyrgyzstan beyond "democracy island" and "failing state" : social and political changes in a post-soviet society / / edited by Marlene Laruelle and Johan Engvall |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2015 |
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©2015 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (289 p.) |
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Collana |
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Contemporary Central Asia: Societies, Politics, and Cultures |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Political culture - Kyrgyzstan |
Post-communism - Kyrgyzstan |
Social change - Kyrgyzstan |
Geopolitics - Asia, Central |
Kyrgyzstan Politics and government 1991- |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction -- 1 Kyrgyzstan and the Trials of Independence -- 2 The Evolving Role of Political Parties in Kyrgyz Politics -- 3 Why Are Public Offices Sold in Kyrgyzstan? -- 4 Peripheral Protests as an Opportunity: “Brokers” in Action -- 5 In Search of Tolerantnost’: Preventive Development and Its Limits at the Kyrgyzstan–Uzbekistan Border -- 6 Why Class Matters in Kyrgyzstan: Everyday Experiences, Moral Sentiments, and the Politics of the Poor -- 7 Sewing to Satisfaction: Craft-based Entrepreneurs in Contemporary Kyrgyzstan -- 8 Myths and Realities of Bishkek’s Novostroikas -- 9 Kyrgyzstan’s Nationhood: From a Monopoly of Production to a Plural Market -- 10 The Affective Politics of Sovereignty: Reflecting on the 2010 Conflict in Kyrgyzstan --11 “We Disputed Every Word”: The Plight of Moderates in Post-Violence Kyrgyzstan -- 12 Islam beyond Democracy and State in Kyrgyzstan -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Contributors |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This examination of the political, social, and cultural changes of Kyrgyzstan since the collapse of the Soviet Union offers tools to go beyond the country's simplistic dual status of being both an "island of |
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