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Autore |
Roche Sophie |
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Titolo |
Domesticating youth : the youth bulge and its socio-political implications in Tajikistan / / Sophie Roche ; foreword, Günther Schlee |
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New York, [New York] ; ; Oxford, [England] : , : Berghahn Books, , 2014 |
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©2014 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (291 p.) |
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Collana |
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Integration and Conflict Studies ; ; Volume 8 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Youth - Tajikistan |
Youth - Tajikistan - Social conditions |
Age distribution (Demography) - Tajikistan |
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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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Title page; Copyright; Contents; Figures and Tables; Foreword The Construction of Life Phases and Some Facts of Life; Acknowledgements; Notes on Transliteration and Usage; Introduction Youth (Bulges) and Conflict; Chapter 1 Placing the Field Sites in Their Context; Chapter 2 'Why Didn't You Take a Side?'; Chapter 3 'Siblings Are as Different as the Five Fingers of a Hand'; Chapter 4 'The Gift of Youth'; Chapter 5 'The Only Thing in Life that Makes You Feel Like a King'; Chapter 6 'Youth Are Our Future'; Conclusion The Dynamics of Youth Bulges as a Question of Domestication; Appendix; Glossary |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Most of the Muslim societies of the world have entered a demographic transition from high to low fertility, and this process is accompanied by an increase in youth vis-à-vis other age groups. Political scientists and historians have debated whether such a "youth bulge" increases the potential for conflict or whether it represents a chance to accumulate wealth and push forward social and technological developments. This book introduces the discussion about youth bulge into social anthropology. Tajikistan, a post-Soviet country that experienced civil war in the 1990s, is in the middle of such |
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