The headless state [[electronic resource] ] : aristocratic orders, kinship society, & misrepresentations of nomadic inner Asia / / David Sneath |
Autore | Sneath David |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Columbia University Press, c2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (287 p.) |
Disciplina | 958/.042 |
Soggetto topico |
Aristocracy (Political science) - Asia, Central
Clans - Asia, Central Power (Social sciences) - Asia, Central Tribal government - Asia, Central |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-231-51167-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Myth of the Kinship. Society Evolutionism and the Anthropological Imagination -- 3. The Imaginary Tribe. Colonial and Imperial Orders and the Peripheral Polity -- 4. The State Construction of the Clan. The Unilineal Descent Group and the Ordering of State Subjects -- 5. The Essentialized Nomad. Neocolonial and Soviet Models -- 6. Creating Peoples. Nation-state History and the Notion of Identity -- 7. The Headless State. Aristocratic Orders and the Substrata of Power -- Notes -- References -- Acknowledgments -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454874603321 |
Sneath David | ||
New York, : Columbia University Press, c2007 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The headless state [[electronic resource] ] : aristocratic orders, kinship society, & misrepresentations of nomadic inner Asia / / David Sneath |
Autore | Sneath David |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Columbia University Press, c2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (287 p.) |
Disciplina | 958/.042 |
Soggetto topico |
Aristocracy (Political science) - Asia, Central
Clans - Asia, Central Power (Social sciences) - Asia, Central Tribal government - Asia, Central |
ISBN | 0-231-51167-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Myth of the Kinship. Society Evolutionism and the Anthropological Imagination -- 3. The Imaginary Tribe. Colonial and Imperial Orders and the Peripheral Polity -- 4. The State Construction of the Clan. The Unilineal Descent Group and the Ordering of State Subjects -- 5. The Essentialized Nomad. Neocolonial and Soviet Models -- 6. Creating Peoples. Nation-state History and the Notion of Identity -- 7. The Headless State. Aristocratic Orders and the Substrata of Power -- Notes -- References -- Acknowledgments -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910777920703321 |
Sneath David | ||
New York, : Columbia University Press, c2007 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The headless state : aristocratic orders, kinship society, & misrepresentations of nomadic inner Asia / / David Sneath |
Autore | Sneath David |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Columbia University Press, c2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (287 p.) |
Disciplina | 958/.042 |
Soggetto topico |
Aristocracy (Political science) - Asia, Central
Clans - Asia, Central Power (Social sciences) - Asia, Central Tribal government - Asia, Central |
ISBN | 0-231-51167-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Myth of the Kinship. Society Evolutionism and the Anthropological Imagination -- 3. The Imaginary Tribe. Colonial and Imperial Orders and the Peripheral Polity -- 4. The State Construction of the Clan. The Unilineal Descent Group and the Ordering of State Subjects -- 5. The Essentialized Nomad. Neocolonial and Soviet Models -- 6. Creating Peoples. Nation-state History and the Notion of Identity -- 7. The Headless State. Aristocratic Orders and the Substrata of Power -- Notes -- References -- Acknowledgments -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910819421803321 |
Sneath David | ||
New York, : Columbia University Press, c2007 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Postcards from Stanland : journeys in Central Asia / / David H. Mould |
Autore | Mould David H (David Harley), <1949-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Athens : , : Ohio University Press, , [2016] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (329 p.) |
Disciplina | 958/.042 |
Soggetto topico | Post-communism - Social aspects - Asia, Central |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-8214-4537-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contents; Illustrations; Preface; 1: Travels in "Kyrzakhstan"; 2: Sacred Mountain and Silly Borders; 3: How Do You Say "Rump Roast"?; 4: Kasha, Honor, Dignity, and Revolution; 5: On and Off the Silk Road; 6: To Be a Kazakh Is to Be "Brave and Free"; 7: Father of Apples; 8: The President's Dream City; 9: Coal and Steel; 10: No Polygon, No Problem; 11: Wheat and Oil; 12: The Seven Lessons of Stanland; Notes; Glossary and Acronyms; Acknowledgments; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910465958303321 |
Mould David H (David Harley), <1949-> | ||
Athens : , : Ohio University Press, , [2016] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Postcards from Stanland : journeys in Central Asia / / David H. Mould |
Autore | Mould David H (David Harley), <1949-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Athens : , : Ohio University Press, , [2016] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (329 p.) |
Disciplina | 958/.042 |
Soggetto topico | Post-communism - Social aspects - Asia, Central |
ISBN | 0-8214-4537-5 |
Classificazione | LAN008000SOC052000BIO026000 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contents; Illustrations; Preface; 1: Travels in "Kyrzakhstan"; 2: Sacred Mountain and Silly Borders; 3: How Do You Say "Rump Roast"?; 4: Kasha, Honor, Dignity, and Revolution; 5: On and Off the Silk Road; 6: To Be a Kazakh Is to Be "Brave and Free"; 7: Father of Apples; 8: The President's Dream City; 9: Coal and Steel; 10: No Polygon, No Problem; 11: Wheat and Oil; 12: The Seven Lessons of Stanland; Notes; Glossary and Acronyms; Acknowledgments; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910798199303321 |
Mould David H (David Harley), <1949-> | ||
Athens : , : Ohio University Press, , [2016] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
Postcards from Stanland : journeys in Central Asia / / David H. Mould |
Autore | Mould David H (David Harley), <1949-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Athens : , : Ohio University Press, , [2016] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (329 p.) |
Disciplina | 958/.042 |
Soggetto topico | Post-communism - Social aspects - Asia, Central |
ISBN | 0-8214-4537-5 |
Classificazione | LAN008000SOC052000BIO026000 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contents; Illustrations; Preface; 1: Travels in "Kyrzakhstan"; 2: Sacred Mountain and Silly Borders; 3: How Do You Say "Rump Roast"?; 4: Kasha, Honor, Dignity, and Revolution; 5: On and Off the Silk Road; 6: To Be a Kazakh Is to Be "Brave and Free"; 7: Father of Apples; 8: The President's Dream City; 9: Coal and Steel; 10: No Polygon, No Problem; 11: Wheat and Oil; 12: The Seven Lessons of Stanland; Notes; Glossary and Acronyms; Acknowledgments; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910824809403321 |
Mould David H (David Harley), <1949-> | ||
Athens : , : Ohio University Press, , [2016] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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State erosion : unlootable resources and unruly elites in Central Asia / / Lawrence P. Markowitz |
Autore | Markowitz Lawrence P |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ithaca, New York ; ; New York : , : Cornell University Press, , 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (214 p.) |
Disciplina | 958/.042 |
Soggetto topico |
Failed states - Tajikistan
Natural resources - Political aspects - Tajikistan Natural resources - Political aspects - Uzbekistan Elite (Social sciences) - Political activity - Tajikistan Elite (Social sciences) - Political activity - Uzbekistan |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
0-8014-6945-7
0-8014-6946-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- List of Figures, Tables, and Maps -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Rethinking the Resource Curse -- 2. Resources and Rents under Soviet Rule -- 3. Pathways to Failure: Tajikistan and Uzbekistan -- 4. Tajikistan's Fractious State -- 5. Coercion and Rent-Seeking in Uzbekistan -- 6. Weak and Failed States in Comparative Perspective -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- Notes -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910465146803321 |
Markowitz Lawrence P | ||
Ithaca, New York ; ; New York : , : Cornell University Press, , 2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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State erosion : unlootable resources and unruly elites in Central Asia / / Lawrence P. Markowitz |
Autore | Markowitz Lawrence P |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ithaca, New York ; ; New York : , : Cornell University Press, , 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (214 p.) |
Disciplina | 958/.042 |
Soggetto topico |
Failed states - Tajikistan
Natural resources - Political aspects - Tajikistan Natural resources - Political aspects - Uzbekistan Elite (Social sciences) - Political activity - Tajikistan Elite (Social sciences) - Political activity - Uzbekistan |
ISBN |
0-8014-6945-7
0-8014-6946-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- List of Figures, Tables, and Maps -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Rethinking the Resource Curse -- 2. Resources and Rents under Soviet Rule -- 3. Pathways to Failure: Tajikistan and Uzbekistan -- 4. Tajikistan's Fractious State -- 5. Coercion and Rent-Seeking in Uzbekistan -- 6. Weak and Failed States in Comparative Perspective -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- Notes -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789447703321 |
Markowitz Lawrence P | ||
Ithaca, New York ; ; New York : , : Cornell University Press, , 2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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State erosion : unlootable resources and unruly elites in Central Asia / / Lawrence P. Markowitz |
Autore | Markowitz Lawrence P |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ithaca, New York ; ; New York : , : Cornell University Press, , 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (214 p.) |
Disciplina | 958/.042 |
Soggetto topico |
Failed states - Tajikistan
Natural resources - Political aspects - Tajikistan Natural resources - Political aspects - Uzbekistan Elite (Social sciences) - Political activity - Tajikistan Elite (Social sciences) - Political activity - Uzbekistan |
ISBN |
0-8014-6945-7
0-8014-6946-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- List of Figures, Tables, and Maps -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Rethinking the Resource Curse -- 2. Resources and Rents under Soviet Rule -- 3. Pathways to Failure: Tajikistan and Uzbekistan -- 4. Tajikistan's Fractious State -- 5. Coercion and Rent-Seeking in Uzbekistan -- 6. Weak and Failed States in Comparative Perspective -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- Notes -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910819942403321 |
Markowitz Lawrence P | ||
Ithaca, New York ; ; New York : , : Cornell University Press, , 2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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