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Nationalism in Central Asia : a biography of the Uzbekistan-Kyrgyzstan boundary /

"Nick Megoran explores the process of building independent nation-states in post-Soviet Central Asia through the lens of the boundary between Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan, using a combination of political, historical, ethnographic, and geographic frames to shed new light on this process."--Pr...

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Main Authors: Megoran, Nick
Published: University of Pittsburgh Press,
Publisher Address: Pittsburgh, PA :
Publication Dates: [2017]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Series: Central Eurasia in context series
Subjects:
Nationalism > Uzbekistan
Nationalism > Kyrgyzstan
Uzbekistan > Boundaries > Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan > Boundaries > Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan > Politics and government > 1991
Kyrgyzstan > Politics and government > 1991
Kyrgyzstan > Relations > Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan > Relations > Kyrgyzstan
Summary: "Nick Megoran explores the process of building independent nation-states in post-Soviet Central Asia through the lens of the boundary between Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan, using a combination of political, historical, ethnographic, and geographic frames to shed new light on this process."--Provided by publisher.
Carrier Form: xvi, 348 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-329) and index.
ISBN: 9780822964421 (paperback) :
0822964422 (paperback)
Index Number: DK948
CLC: D836.431
D836.231
Call Number: D836.231/M497
Contents: Introduction : making borders, making worlds -- Uzbekistan : building the nation, defending the border -- Kyrgyzstan : contested visions of the nation -- Caught in the middle : life in the "neutral zone" -- Osh's borders : a matter of life and death -- Conclusion : the destruction of the Ferghana Valley -- Appendix I. Transliteration tables -- Appendix II. Divergent spellings.

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