TY - BOOK AU - Omelicheva,Mariya Y. AU - Hanks,Reuel R. AU - Burkhanov,Aziz AU - Chokobaeva,Aminat AU - Laruelle,Marlene AU - Nourzhanov,Kirill AU - Radford,David AU - Sharipova,Dina AU - Zhussipbek,Galym TI - Nationalism and Identity Construction in Central Asia: Dimensions, Dynamics, and Directions SN - 9780739181355 AV - JC311 -- .N22123 2015eb U1 - 320.540958 PY - 2014/// CY - Blue Ridge Summit PB - Lexington Books/Fortress Academic KW - Ethnicity - Asia, Central KW - Electronic books N1 - Intro -- Title Page -- Introduction -- The Three Discursive Paradigms of State Identity in Kazakhstan -- Kazakhstan's Civic-National Identity -- Born for Misery and Woe -- Does Being Kyrgyz Mean Being a Muslim? -- Nation-Building and Political Islam in Post-Soviet Tajikistan -- Eye on the International Image -- Identity Theft? -- Exclusivist Identities in Central Asia -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index -- About Contributors N2 - This edited volume scrutinizes the nature and discourses of nationalisms and identity construction in the post-Soviet Central Asian republics, and elucidates the main strategies and tactics employed at various levels of identity construction in these states UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=1903371 ER -