Iconic Places in Central Asia : : The Moral Geography of Dams, Pastures and Holy Sites / / Jeanne Féaux de la Croix.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Contemporary Collection eBook Package
• VerfasserIn: Féaux de la Croix, Jeanne,
• Place / Publishing House: Bielefeld : : transcript Verlag, , [2016]; ©2017
• Year of Publication: 2016
• Language: English
• Series: Kultur und soziale Praxis
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (352 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Inhalt --; Acknowledgments --; Ыраазычылык --; Аннотация: Summary in Kyrgyz --; Note on Transliteration --; Chapter 1: Introduction --; Part I: Interactions in Three Significant Places --; Chapter 2: Knowing and Living Pastures --; Chapter 3: Damming the Naryn River --; Chapter 4: Visiting Mazars --; Part II: Timing Places --; Chapter 5: Coping with Continuity: Between Epics and Life Stories --; Chapter 6: Commemorating Change: Between Collectivisation and Privatisation --; Part III: Working and Enjoying Places --; Chapter 7: What is Work and Why Do It? --; Chapter 8: Celebrating Places: Picnics, Poetry and Song --; Chapter 9: Conclusion --; Glossary --; Bibliography --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9783839436301; 9783110649826; 9783110719543; 9783110485103; 9783110485332; 9783110661545
• DOI: 10.1515/9783839436301?locatt=mode:legacy
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Jeanne Féaux de la Croix.

Jeanne Féaux de la Croix maps three iconic places as part of Central Asians' 'moral geographies' and examines their role in navigating socialist, neo-liberal and neo-Islamic life models.Dams provide most of Kyrgyzstan's electricity, but are also at the heart of regional water disputes that threaten an already shrinking Aral Sea. Mountain pastures cover much of Central Asia's heartland and offer a livelihood and refuge, even to urban citizens. Pilgrimage sites have recovered from official Soviet oblivion and act as cherished scenes of decision-making. Examining how iconic places, work and well-being can mesh together, this book moves debates about post-Soviet memory, space and property onto fresh terrain.