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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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | Inglés |
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Seattle, Wash. :
University of Washington Press,
2004.
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Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- 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.