The force of custom : law and the ordering of everyday life in Kyrgyzstan /

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"Judith Beyer presents a finely textured ethnographic study that sheds new light on the legal and moral ordering of everyday life in northwestern Kyrgyzstan. Beyer shows how local Kyrgyz negotiate proper behavior and regulate disputes by invoking custom, known to the locals as salt. While salt...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Beyer, Judith (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Pittsburgh : University of Pittsburgh Press, 2016.
Series:Central Eurasia in context
Subjects:
National characteristics, Kyrgyz.
Ethnology > Kyrgyzstan.
Kyrgyz > Ethnic identity > History.
Kyrgyz.
Kirghiz.
Kirghiz > Identité ethnique > Histoire.
HISTORY / Asia / Central Asia.
HISTORY > Asia > Central Asia.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Customs & Traditions.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Kyrgyz
Ethnology
Manners and customs
National characteristics, Kyrgyz
Kyrgyzstan > Social life and customs.
Kyrgyzstan
History
Online Access:Texto completo

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