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Central Asian Studies: Russian Culture in Uzbekistan : One Language in the Middle of Nowhere by David MacFadyen (2006, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherRoutledge
ISBN-100415341345
ISBN-139780415341349
eBay Product ID (ePID)45417538
Product Key Features
Number of Pages208 Pages
Publication NameRussian Culture in Uzbekistan : One Language in the Middle of Nowhere
LanguageEnglish
SubjectEthnic Studies / General, Asia / General, General, Customs & Traditions, World / Asian
Publication Year2006
TypeTextbook
AuthorDavid Macfadyen
Subject AreaPolitical Science, Social Science, History
SeriesCentral Asian Studies
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight15.2 Oz
Item Length9.4 in
Item Width6.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2005-028328
Dewey Edition22
Reviews"An erudite fusion of theory and empirical content that is rare amongst studies of Uzbekistan. MacFadyen has crafted a text that is both historically informative and highly original in its conceptualization of the Russian engagement with Central Asia." Nick Solly Megoran, Cambridge University "'Russian Culture in Uzbekistan' provides an excellent contribution to debates around Russian national identity and the Russian 'diaspora' experience, both past and present. The scope of the text and the complexity and subtleness of the author's analysis, encourages the reader to reflect not only on Russia 'in' Central Asia, but also on the contested understandings of Russia's historical and contemporary positioning between East and West." Moya Flynn, Department of Central and East European Studies, University of Glasgow "The author is to be congratulated on his extremely good and resourceful research... I found [the manuscript] most interesting and valuable... [It reflects] both elaborate and intensive work." Pinar Akcali, Middle East Technical University, Turkey, 'Amongst MacFadyen's conclusions is that the tragedy of Russian experience in Central Asia is that the gap of experience is the truth, and not a barbarous falsehood; the embodiment of 'death and destruction' that empire sees beyond its borders is part of the very diversity it purports to exemplify.' - Oxfam's Development Resources Review
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal303.482587047
Table Of ContentPreface: Big, Eventful Empires and Andijan's Quiet Tragedy 1. Before Russia and Uzbekistan: Subtle, Suppressed Affinities 2. Troubles with Islam and "Ecstasy or Self-Oblivion" 3. Folk Music and Dance: Plaintive Sobbing or Fiery Virtuosity? 4. Introducing Russian Classical Music to Central Asia 5. The Onset of Russian Literature's Kindly Genius 6. Simplifying One Thousand Years of Uzbek Poetry 7. Today's Culture and the Ironic Benefits of the Internet 8. Conclusion: Eventful Encounters with a Horror Vacui
SynopsisRecent political changes in Central Asia, where the United States is replacing Russia as the dominant power, are having a profound effect on Russian speakers in the region. These people, formerly perceived as progressive and engaging with Europe, are now confronted by the erasure of their literary, musical, cinematic and journalistic culture, as local ethnic and American cultures become much stronger. This book examines the predicament of Russian culture in Central Asia, looking at literature, language, cinema, music, and religion. It argues that the Soviet past was much more complex than the simplified, polarised rhetoric of the Cold War period and also that the present situation, in which politicians from the former Soviet regime often continue in power, is equally complex., David MacFadyen gives a thought-provoking examination of the predicament of Russian culture in Central Asia, looking at literature, language, cinema, music, and religion.
LC Classification NumberDS328.2
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