02991nam 2200589 450 991079298690332120230126215227.00-8229-8240-4(CKB)3710000001306226(MiAaPQ)EBC4854010(OCoLC)985702655(MdBmJHUP)muse57175(Au-PeEL)EBL4854010(CaPaEBR)ebr11381743(CaONFJC)MIL1009601(EXLCZ)99371000000130622620170529h20172017 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierAzan on the moon entangling modernity along Tajikistan's Pamir highway /Till MostowlanskyPittsburgh, Pennsylvania :University of Pittsburgh Press,2017.©20171 online resource (237 pages) illustrations, photographsCentral Eurasia in Context Series0-8229-6443-0 Includes bibliographical references and index."Azan on the Moon is an in-depth anthropological study of people's lives along the Pamir Highway in eastern Tajikistan. Constructed in the 1930's in rugged high-altitude terrain, the road fundamentally altered the material and social fabric of this former Soviet outpost on the border with Afghanistan and China. The highway initially brought sentiments of disconnection and hardship, followed by Soviet modernization and development, and ultimately a sense of distinction from bordering countries and urban centers that continues to this day. Based on extensive fieldwork and through an analysis of construction, mobility, technology, media, development, Islam, and the state, Till Mostowlansky shows how ideas of modernity are both challenged and reinforced in contemporary Tajikistan. In the wake of China's rise in Central Asia, people along the Pamir Highway strive to reconcile a modern future with a modern past. Weaving together the road, a population, and a region, Azan on the Moon presents a rich ethnography of global connections"--Provided by publisher.Central Eurasian studies lectures.Mountain roadsSocial aspectsTajikistanHistorySocial changeTajikistanHistoryEthnologyTajikistanPamir Highway (Tajikistan)Description and travelTajikistanDescription and travelTajikistanSocial conditionsPamir Highway (Tajikistan)HistoryTajikistanBiographyMountain roadsSocial aspectsHistory.Social changeHistory.Ethnology958.6SOC002010HIS050000bisacshMostowlansky Till697196MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910792986903321Azan on the moon3726030UNINA