Migration and Identity in Central Asia

Name: Migration and Identity in Central Asia
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Migration and Identity in Central AsiaThe Uzbek Experience\nAuthor(s): Rano Turaeva\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138913493, 978-1138913493\nSynopsis\nThis book is an ethnographic and sociolinguistic study of Uzbek migrants in the capital city of Uzbekistan. The ethnographic details of the book represent post-Soviet urban realities on the ground where various forms of belonging clash and kinship ties are reinforced within social safety networks. Theoretically, it challenges the existing theories of identity and identification which often considered the relations between We and Them taking the We for granted. The book offers in-depth insights into the communication strategies of migrants, the formation of collective consciousness and the relations within the We domain.\n\nConstructed around contradictions regarding Uzbek identity and how various groups relate to one another as different ethnic groups, the theor.