A01=Martha Brill Olcott
A01=Sergei P. Poliakov
Angora Goats
asian
Author_Martha Brill Olcott
Author_Sergei P. Poliakov
Category=JBSR
Category=QRP
Central Asian Expedition
Central Asian Islam
Central Asian Society
commodity
economy
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Everyday Islam
fergana
Fergana Valley
informal economies
Khivan Khanate
kinship networks
Large Families
leninabad
Leninabad Oblast
Mahalla
Mahalla Committee
Muslim Spiritual Administration
Muslim World
Neighborhood Committees
oblast
Osh Oblast
petty
Petty Commodity
Petty Commodity Economy
Petty Commodity Production
post-Soviet transformation
production
PTU
religious syncretism
Rural Central Asia
Skilled Work Force
social stratification
society
Soviet anthropology
Tajik SSR.
underground Islamic practices in Central Asia
Unregistered Mosques
valley
Violate
Young Men
Product details
- ISBN 9780873326742
- Weight: 272g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 30 Nov 1992
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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With a rapidly growing population, deteriorating economic and environmental conditions, and an unstable imperial centre, Soviet Central Asia would seem destined to become one of the world's trouble spots. Why then the apparent political quiet? This book argues that this perception is, in itself, a reflection of our ignorance of the region. Instead, argues the author, Islamic traditionalism has not only survived but has flourished and is resurgent in Central Asia. This book includes chapters on marital customs, the care of children, communal decision making, social prestige and values, and the "second" economy in Central Asia. Poliakov demonstrates the resilience of an "un-Soviet" way of life which is supported by underground institutions, fostered by "unofficial" clergy, and protected by the infiltration and subordination of government and party organs.
Authored by Poliakov, Sergei P.; Olcott, Martha Brill
