| Steppe Dreams: Time, Mediation, and Postsocialist Celebrations in Kazakhstan Contributor(s): Adams, Margarethe (Author) |
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ISBN: 0822946149 ISBN-13: 9780822946144 Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press OUR PRICE: $40.50 Product Type: Hardcover Published: June 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Asia - Central Asia |
| Dewey: 958.450 |
| LCCN: 2023276228 |
| Series: Central Eurasia in Context |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.2" W x 9.1" (1.1 lbs) 248 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Steppe Dreams concerns the political significance of temporality in Kazakhstan, as manifested in public events and performances, and its reverberating effects in the personal lives of Kazakhstanis. Like many holidays in the post-Soviet sphere, public celebrations in Kazakhstan often reflect multiple temporal framings--utopian visions of the future, or romanticized views of the past--which throw light on present-day politics of identity. Adams examines the political, public aspects of temporality and the personal and emotional aspects of these events, providing a view into how time, mighty and unstoppable, is experienced in Kazakhstan. |