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Kazakhstan in the making : legitimacy, symbols, and social changes /

Kazakhstan is one of the best-known success stories of Central Asia, perhaps even of the entire Eurasian space. It boasts a fast growing economy--at least until the 2014 crisis--a strategic location between Russia, China, and the rest of Central Asia, and a regime with far-reaching branding strategi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Laruelle, Marlène (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham : Lexington Books, [2016]
Colección:Contemporary Central Asia (Lanham, Md.)
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • The State: Ruling Mechanisms and Symbols
  • The Rule by Law
  • The Kazakh Neopatrimonial Regime
  • Shrek Meets the President
  • Shrines and Neopatrimonialism in Southern Kazakhstan
  • The Nation: Conflicting Legitimacies and Repertoires
  • Nationalizing Elites and Regimes
  • Imagining Kazakhstani-stan
  • Which Future for National-Patriots?
  • The Landscape of Kazakh Nationalism
  • Cowboys, Gangsters, and Rural Bumpkins
  • The Society: Negotiating Cultural Changes
  • Building a Muslim Nation"
  • The Spirit of Tengri"
  • Return Migration from the United States
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • About the Editor and Contributors