Contemporary Kazaks - Cultural and Social Perspectives

The various articles in this collection reflect the contemporary life of rural and urban Kazakhs. A common theme is the socio-cultural aspects of how their way of life has changed since independence.

List of contents

Chapter 1 The Kazak Nation, Ingvar Svanberg; Chapter 2 The new Kazak elite, Karen Odgaard, Jens Simonsen; Chapter 3 The dynamics of feasting and gift exchange in rural Kazakstan, Cynthia Ann Werner; Chapter 4 Nawr?z in Kazakstan: scenarios for managing diversity, Hilda C. Eitzen; Chapter 5 The Kazaks of western Mongolia, Peter Finke;

About the author

Ingvar Svanberg

Summary

The various articles in this collection reflect the contemporary life of rural and urban Kazakhs. A common theme is the socio-cultural aspects of how their way of life has changed since independence.

Product details

• Authors: Ingvar Svanberg, Svanberg Ingvar
• Assisted by: Ingvar Svanberg (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.09.1999
• EAN: 9780700711154
• ISBN: 978-0-7007-1115-4
• No. of pages: 172
• Weight: 480 g
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Folklore; Cultural Studies, Anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Indigenous Studies, Indigenous Peoples, Kazakhstan, Relating to indigenous peoples, Physical anthropology