Contemporary Kazaks: Cultural and Social Perspectives

by Ingvar Svanberg

Overview

This is the first volume of field work, based on western ethnological standard, about the Kazakhs of Kazakhstan since Alfred E. Hudson's work published in 1938. Based on fieldwork conducted throughout the region, the various articles 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

ISBN-13:	9780700711154
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/16/1999
Pages:	172
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Ingvar Svanberg

Table 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 Nawrïz in Kazakstan: scenarios for managing diversity, Hilda C. Eitzen; Chapter 5 The Kazaks of western Mongolia, Peter Finke;

Editorial Reviews

'useful volume It marks the beginning of the emergence of Kazakh studies in the West a subject of importance in its own right.' - Jonathan Aves, Asian Affairs

From the Publisher

The articles in this book examine the lives of rural and urban Kazaks. Svanberg (East European studies, Uppsala U., Sweden) and several counterparts in anthropology, ethnography, and history discuss the various ways the Kazak way of life has changed since independence. Essays include a review of contemporary Kazakstan and the Kazak people, a discussion of the role of feasts and gift exchange among rural Kazaks, and an analysis of an ethnic enclave of Kazaks in Western Mongolia that has maintained a more traditional way of life than their counterparts in Kazakstan. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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