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Modern clan politics : the power of "blood" in Kazakhstan and beyond /

"Edward Schatz explores the politics of kinbased clan divisions in the post-Soviet state of Kazakhstan. Drawing from extensive ethnographic and archival research, interviews, and wide-ranging secondary sources, he highlights a politics that poses a two-tiered challenge to current thinking about...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Schatz, Edward
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Seattle, Wash. : University of Washington Press, ©2004.
Colección:Jackson School publications in international studies.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: Modern clan politics.
  • pt. 1. The reproduction of clans. Kinship and modernity ; Nomads, diffuse authority, and Sovietization ; Two faces of Soviet power ; Continuity and change after the Soviet collapse.
  • pt. 2. The political dynamic of informal ties. Clan conflict ; Clan metaconflict.
  • pt. 3. Managing clans. A vicious cycle? Kinship and political change.
  • Conclusions: Kinship and "normal" politics.
  • Appendix: Methods.