LEADER 03243nam 2200613 450 001 9910798049103321 005 20230126213838.0 010 $a1-4985-1517-7 035 $a(CKB)3710000000541081 035 $a(EBL)4206531 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001591709 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16289553 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001591709 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)14808873 035 $a(PQKB)11137989 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4206531 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000541081 100 $a20160115h20152015 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aKyrgyzstan beyond "democracy island" and "failing state" $esocial and political changes in a post-soviet society /$fedited by Marlene Laruelle and Johan Engvall 210 1$aLanham, Maryland :$cLexington Books,$d2015. 210 4$dİ2015 215 $a1 online resource (289 p.) 225 0 $aContemporary Central Asia: Societies, Politics, and Cultures 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4985-1518-5 311 $a1-4985-1516-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction -- 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 330 $aThis examination of the political, social, and cultural changes of Kyrgyzstan since the collapse of the Soviet Union offers tools to go beyond the country's simplistic dual status of being both an "island of democracy" and a "failing state" to a more nuanced understanding of its own position and its role in the region. 410 0$aContemporary Central Asia: Societies, Politics, and Cultures 606 $aPolitical culture$zKyrgyzstan 606 $aPost-communism$zKyrgyzstan 606 $aSocial change$zKyrgyzstan 606 $aGeopolitics$zAsia, Central 607 $aKyrgyzstan$xPolitics and government$y1991- 615 0$aPolitical culture 615 0$aPost-communism 615 0$aSocial change 615 0$aGeopolitics 676 $a320.95843 702 $aLaruelle$b Marle?ne 702 $aEngvall$b Johan 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910798049103321 996 $aKyrgyzstan beyond "democracy island" and "failing state"$93842581 997 $aUNINA