LEADER 02979nam 2200589 450 001 9910465822103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8229-8240-4 035 $a(CKB)3710000001306226 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4854010 035 $a(OCoLC)985702655 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse57175 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4854010 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11381743 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL1009601 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000001306226 100 $a20170529h20172017 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aAzan on the moon $eentangling modernity along Tajikistan's Pamir highway /$fTill Mostowlansky 210 1$aPittsburgh, Pennsylvania :$cUniversity of Pittsburgh Press,$d2017. 210 4$dİ2017 215 $a1 online resource (237 pages) $cillustrations, photographs 225 1 $aCentral Eurasia in Context Series 311 $a0-8229-6443-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 330 2 $a"Azan on the Moon is an in-depth anthropological study of people's lives along the Pamir Highway in eastern Tajikistan. Constructed in the 1930's in rugged high-altitude terrain, the road fundamentally altered the material and social fabric of this former Soviet outpost on the border with Afghanistan and China. The highway initially brought sentiments of disconnection and hardship, followed by Soviet modernization and development, and ultimately a sense of distinction from bordering countries and urban centers that continues to this day. Based on extensive fieldwork and through an analysis of construction, mobility, technology, media, development, Islam, and the state, Till Mostowlansky shows how ideas of modernity are both challenged and reinforced in contemporary Tajikistan. In the wake of China's rise in Central Asia, people along the Pamir Highway strive to reconcile a modern future with a modern past. Weaving together the road, a population, and a region, Azan on the Moon presents a rich ethnography of global connections"--Provided by publisher. 410 0$aCentral Eurasian studies lectures. 606 $aMountain roads$xSocial aspects$zTajikistan$xHistory 606 $aSocial change$zTajikistan$xHistory 606 $aEthnology$zTajikistan 607 $aPamir Highway (Tajikistan)$xDescription and travel 607 $aTajikistan$xDescription and travel 607 $aTajikistan$xSocial conditions 607 $aPamir Highway (Tajikistan)$xHistory 607 $aTajikistan$vBiography 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aMountain roads$xSocial aspects$xHistory. 615 0$aSocial change$xHistory. 615 0$aEthnology 676 $a958.6 700 $aMostowlansky$b Till$0697196 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910465822103321 996 $aAzan on the moon$92015571 997 $aUNINA