Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
1. Introduction: Making Culture in (Post) Socialist Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Xinjiang, Ananda Breed and Ali İğmen
2. The Kara Kirghiz Must Develop Separately: Ishenaaly Arabaev (1881-1933) and His Project of the Kyrgyz Nation, Jipar Duishembeiva
3. Liminal States: Personal Dreams and Performance in Kyrgyzstan during and after the Soviet Era, Ali İğmen
4. Epic Performances in Central Asia, Ananda Breed
5. Poets of the People: Learning to Make Culture in Kazakhstan, Eva-Marie Dubuisson
6. Lament in an Affluent Era: Cultural Politics of Kazakh Life Cycle Songs in Xinjiang, Guldana Salimjan
7. Conclusion: Interweaving Texts, Eva-Marie Dubuisson
8. References
9. Index