Kyrgyzstan - Homeland of the Kyrgyz - Post socialistic transformation in Kyrgyzstan

The aim of the work was to make a comparison of the Kyrgyz living on the territory of today's Kyrgyzstan with the Kyrgyz that are living on territory of other states as original population. In this context, we have laid the question, what has influenced the culture at the most and cultural changes of Kyrgyz population on the territory of Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, China and Afghanistan. Creation of the national state in Kyrgyzstan had significant influence to national awareness of the Kyrgyz. It was aroused here an interest in the history of own nation, there were presented historical constructs to the population about the ancientness and certain exclusivity of the Kyrgyz ethnic group, what many inhabitants adopted.

About the author

Petr Kokaisl is graduated from the Czech Agricultural Universityand Faculty of Arts of the Charles Univ. He supervises thesubject of Economic and Cultural Studies. His research is aimedat Central Asia, anthropology and geography of religion. He makesthe field researches with his wife Pavla (graduated from Facultyof Theology - Prague and Linz).

Product details

• Authors: Pet Kokaisl, Petr Kokaisl, Pavla Kokaislová
• Publisher: Südwestdeutscher Verlag für Hochschulschriften
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.06.2010
• EAN: 9783838117867
• ISBN: 978-3-8381-1786-7
• No. of pages: 204
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Miscellaneous