Urban Life In Post Soviet Asia
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Urban Life In Post Soviet Asia
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Author : Catharine Alexander
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2007-09-12
Urban Life In Post Soviet Asia written by Catharine Alexander and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-09-12 with Law categories.
Capturing a unique historical moment, this book examines the changes in urban life since the collapse of the Soviet Union from an ethnographic perspective, thus addressing significant gaps in the literature on cities, Central Asia and post-socialism. It encompasses Tashkent, Almaty, Astana and Ulan-Ude: four cities with quite different responses to the fall of the Soviet Union. Each chapter takes a theme of central significance across this huge geographical terrain, addresses it through one city and contextualizes it by reference to the other sites in this volume. The structure of the book moves from nostalgia and memories of the Soviet past to examine how current changes are being experienced and imagined through the shifting materialities, temporalities and political economies of urban life. Privatization is giving rise to new social geographies, while ethnic and religious sensibilities are creating emergent networks of sacred sites. But, however much ideologies are changing, cities also provide a constant lived mnemonic of lost configurations of ideology and practice, acting as signposts to bankrupted futures. Urban Life in Post-Soviet Asia provides a detailed account of the changing nature of urban life in post-Soviet Asia, clearly elucidating the centrality of these urban transformations to citizens’ understandings of their own socio-economic condition.
Urban Life In Post Soviet Central Asia
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Author : ALEXANDER Catherine
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2006-08
Urban Life In Post Soviet Central Asia written by ALEXANDER Catherine and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-08 with categories.
Dr Catherine Alexander teaches at the Department of Anthropology, GoldsmithsCapturing a unique historical moment, this book analyses Central Asian urban processes both in a comparative framework and a post-Soviet setting - thus addressesing significant lacunae in the literatures on cities, Central Asia and post-socialism. As this book shows, people in these cities, so quintessentially Soviet in their contemporary fabric, layout and administration, are negotiating these temporal and spatial legacies in radically distinct ways as they move towards uncertain futures.
Post Soviet Central Asia
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Author : International Institute for Asian Studies
language : en
Publisher: I.B. Tauris
Release Date : 1998-12-31
Post Soviet Central Asia written by International Institute for Asian Studies and has been published by I.B. Tauris this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998-12-31 with Business & Economics categories.
Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, the independent republics of central Asia enjoy a greater degree of autonomy, but are faced with a range of complex social, political and economic problems. This book addresses these problems.
Everyday Life In Central Asia
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Author : Jeff Sahadeo
language : en
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Release Date : 2007-07-12
Everyday Life In Central Asia written by Jeff Sahadeo and has been published by Indiana University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-07-12 with Social Science categories.
This illuminating anthology provides a range of perspectives on daily life across Central Asia and how it has changed in the post-Soviet era. For its citizens, contemporary Central Asia is a land of great promise and peril. While the end of Soviet rule has opened new opportunities for social mobility and cultural expression, political and economic dynamics have also imposed severe hardships. In this lively volume, contributors from a variety of disciplines examine how ordinary Central Asians lead their lives and navigate shifting historical and political trends. Provocative stories of Turkmen nomads, Afghan villagers, Kazakh scientists, Kyrgyz border guards, a Tajik strongman, guardians of religious shrines in Uzbekistan, and other narratives illuminate important issues of gender, religion, power, culture, and wealth. A vibrant and dynamic world of life in urban neighborhoods and small villages, at weddings and celebrations, at classroom tables, and around dinner tables emerges from this introduction to a geopolitically strategic and culturally fascinating region.
Environment And Post Soviet Transformation In Kazakhstan S Aral Sea Region
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Author : William Wheeler
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021
Environment And Post Soviet Transformation In Kazakhstan S Aral Sea Region written by William Wheeler and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021 with categories.
Environment and Post-Soviet Transformation in Kazakhstan's Aral Sea Region explores how the sea's retreat and partial return has impacted the lives of people living in the area.
Urban Life In Post Soviet Asia
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Author : Catharine Alexander
language : en
Publisher: CRC Press
Release Date : 2007-09-12
Urban Life In Post Soviet Asia written by Catharine Alexander and has been published by CRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-09-12 with Law categories.
Introduction / Catherine Alexander and Victor Buchli -- Astana : materiality and the city / Victor Buchli -- Almaty : rethinking the public sector / Catherine Alexander -- Tashkent : three capitals, three worlds / Marfua Tokhtakhodzhaeva -- City of migrants : contemporary Ulan-Ude in the context of Russian migration / Galina Manzanova -- The creation and revitalisation of ethnic, sacred sites in Ulan-Ude since 1990s / A. Hurelbaatar -- The homeless of Ulan-Ude / Irina Baldaeva -- New subjects and situated interdependence : after privatisation in Ulan-Ude / Caroline Humphrey -- Index.
Changing Urban Landscapes
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Author : AA. VV.
language : en
Publisher: Viella Libreria Editrice
Release Date : 2013-09-02T00:00:00+02:00
Changing Urban Landscapes written by AA. VV. and has been published by Viella Libreria Editrice this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09-02T00:00:00+02:00 with History categories.
The vast territory from Asia to Eastern Europe that was part of or under the influence of the Soviet Union comprised cities, which have undergone profound changes in the last twenty years. The opening of borders combined with the affirmation of market dynamics, privatization and concentration of wealth, and the emergence of nationalist discourses have upset ways of life and value systems leaving deep marks on the urban landscape and organization of living space. These essays take an in-depth look at specific cases – Samarkand, Sarajevo, Berlin, Almaty, and others – to offer a complex picture of the transformations affecting the post-communist city.
Post Socialist Urban Infrastructures Open Access
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Author : Tauri Tuvikene
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2019-05-15
Post Socialist Urban Infrastructures Open Access written by Tauri Tuvikene and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-05-15 with Architecture categories.
Post-Socialist Urban Infrastructures critically elaborates on often forgotten, but some of the most essential, aspects of contemporary urban life, namely infrastructures, and links them to a discussion of post-socialist transformation. As the skeletons of cities, infrastructures capture the ways in which urban environments are assembled and urban lives unfold. Focusing on post-socialist cities, marked by neoliberalisation, polarisation and hybridity, this book offers new and enriching perspectives on urban infrastructures by centering on the often marginalised aspects of urban research—transport, green spaces, and water and heating provision. Featuring cases from West and East alike, the book covers examples from Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Serbia, Croatia, Germany, Russia, Georgia, Lithuania, Poland, the Czech Republic, Tajikistan, and India. It provides original insights into the infrastructural back end of post-socialist cities for scholars, planners and activists interested in urban geography, cultural and social anthropology, and urban studies.
Life And Work In Post Soviet Russia
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Author : Chris Cheang
language : en
Publisher: World Scientific
Release Date : 2020-12-04
Life And Work In Post Soviet Russia written by Chris Cheang and has been published by World Scientific this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-12-04 with Political Science categories.
Life and Work in Post-Soviet Russia revolves around the professional and personal experience of living and working in Moscow of a Singapore diplomat, beginning in the aftermath of the USSR's collapse and ending in the first decade-and-a-half of this century.The book seeks to provide readers with glimpses of life in Moscow and Russia in the mid-1990s, as well as in the early years of this century. It deals with not only the sociopolitical and economic challenges of Russia's post-Soviet leaders, but also those facing the man-in-the-street. That the man-in-the-street had to personally bear the brunt of the momentous changes in post-Soviet Russia's rush to reforms is made plain in the book, and not so much the trials and tribulations of his leaders.Life and Work in Post-Soviet Russia also looks to broaden the outlook of Singaporeans, in the first instance, and non-Russians, in general, about Russia, a country which has been portrayed in a negative light by most of the Anglo-Saxon and Western media.This book also gives readers some insight into Singapore's relations with Russia, deals with issues from a personal standpoint without any attempt to inject political science theories into its analyses, and concludes with some thoughts on its future role in the world.
Cultural Diversity In Russian Cities
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Author : Cordula Gdaniec
language : en
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Release Date : 2010-05-01
Cultural Diversity In Russian Cities written by Cordula Gdaniec and has been published by Berghahn Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-05-01 with Social Science categories.
Cultural diversity — the multitude of different lifestyles that are not necessarily based on ethnic culture — is a catchphrase increasingly used in place of multiculturalism and in conjunction with globalization. Even though it is often used as a slogan it does capture a widespread phenomenon that cities must contend with in dealing with their increasingly diverse populations. The contributors examine how Russian cities are responding and through case studies from Moscow, St. Petersburg, Novosibirsk, and Sochi explore the ways in which different cultures are inscribed into urban spaces, when and where they are present in public space, and where and how they carve out their private spaces. Through its unique exploration of the Russian example, this volume addresses the implications of the fragmented urban landscape on cultural practices and discourses, ethnicity, lifestyles and subcultures, and economic practices, and in doing so provides important insights applicable to a global context.