The Nationality Question in Soviet Central Asia
Author : Edward Allworth
Publisher : New York : Praeger
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 20,86 MB
Release : 1973
Category : Social Science
ISBN :
Author : Edward Allworth
Publisher : New York : Praeger
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 20,86 MB
Release : 1973
Category : Social Science
ISBN :
Author : Edward Allworth
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 30,75 MB
Release : 1973
Category :
ISBN :
Author : Edward Allworth
Publisher :
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 25,28 MB
Release : 1973
Category : Ethnology
ISBN :
Author : Vladimir Fedorenko
Publisher : Rethink Institute
Page : 27 pages
File Size : 14,98 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Asia, Central
ISBN : 1938300017
"Recently there was a wave of celebration of the 20th anniversary of independence in all Central Asian states, yet their nation building process is not complete and the perception of the national identity is still distorted. By its nature national identity should bring people together and unite them around common values and goals, in Central Asian states, however; national identity, conceived on ethnic basis, is a divisive force fragmenting people along the lines of ethnicity, religion, language, birth place, and social status. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Central Asian republics--Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzsta--faced the difficult task of state- and nation-building. Although every Central Asian nation had its own challenges determined by its geography, ethnic and cultural composition, availability of natural resources and other factors, all of them faced same complexity that hindered the attaining of unity in those countries. As a result of abrupt dissolution of the Soviet Union, politically unstable, economically weak and interdependent, institutionally unprepared, and socially disorientated Central Asian states were in a serious crisis. In order to forge a new national identity, the political elites in all five Central Asian states decided to implement a nation building policy based on ethnicity. Ethnic nationalism was convenient and promising strategy capable of providing a sense of stability by uniting majority groups around the common and powerful link of ethnicity. In order to increase people's attachment to these new national identities, attractive myths regarding ethnic identities were created. In all of the Central Asian countries, the strategy of creating a national myth was similar. It consisted of rewriting history in order to show a strong attachment of the majority group to the present geographical location of the country as well as of choosing a historical figure that boosted the national pride of the dominant ethnic group. Consequently, Uzbeks have been putting emphasis on being successors of the famous conqueror Tamerlane who established Timurid Empire, Kyrgyz have been promoting the image of the mythical hero Manas, and Tajiks have been rediscovering their history that was linked to the Samanid Empire ruled by Ismail Samani, Kazakhs have been promoting nomadic culture and traditions, and Turkmens have been focusing on the Turkmen spiritual leader Magtymguly Pyragy. However, an important barrier to the nation building process around single ethnicity is the fact that most Central Asian states are multiethnic and multicultural societies. Thus, while ethnic nationalism provides the majority group a sense of belonging to the nation, minority ethnic groups in Central Asia do not easily embrace this new national identity and feel excluded from the nation building process. Moreover, majority ethnic groups also realize their dominance and often treat minorities unjustly. This creates tension and conflicts among the different ethnic groups. This paper addresses the question of how Central Asian societies can move away from divisive to inclusive form of nationalism"--Summary.
Author : Daniel Mark Bader
Publisher :
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 32,5 MB
Release : 1979
Category : Asians
ISBN :
Author : Marlène Laruelle
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 33,15 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Asia, Central
ISBN : 9780231703048
Since the early 2000s, the People's Republic of China has become an increasingly key player in the fortunes of Central Asia, both diplomatically and strategically, particularly through the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. Economically, China has become one of the largest traders andinvestors in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan, drastically diminishing Russia's long-time dominance and the influence of the United States and Europe.Treating China as an external factor in the domestic ordering of Central Asia, this volume uniquely analyzes the changes that have revolutionized the systems and societies of Central Asia. It reveals how China has become a subject of public debate and academic and expert research, and it follows thenew cultural mediators, petty traders, lobbyists, migrants, and diasporas that have emerged in conjunction with the country's rise. China's ascendance has also triggered a number of anxieties and phobias across Central Asia, and the authors show how its dominance has brought Sinophobia andSinophilia into closer relation.
Author : Steven A. Grant
Publisher :
Page : 10 pages
File Size : 29,53 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Ethnic relations
ISBN :
Author : Graham Smith
Publisher : Longman Publishing Group
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 32,26 MB
Release : 1996
Category : History
ISBN :
This volume examines nationality and ethnic relations in the post-Soviet states. It takes account of the changes since the break-up of the Soviet Union in 1989, provides overviews of nationalities policy in the Soviet period and the post-Soviet states and covers the different nationalities.
Author : Rais Abdulkhakovich Tuzmukhamedov
Publisher :
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 19,48 MB
Release : 1973
Category : History
ISBN :
Author : Kulbhushan Warikoo
Publisher :
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 30,61 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Asia, Central
ISBN :
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