Full Description
First published in 1991. Central Asia is a vast sprawling territory with no precise boundaries, no precise geographic definition. There is much detailed, closely focused research that remains to be done on every part of Central Asia. Sometimes, however, it is illuminating to stand back and look at the region as a whole, seeking similarities as well as contrasts. This volume is a collection of papers from a conference on Tradition and Change in Central Asia was held at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, in April 1987.
Contents
Chapter 1 Zaynab and Aman: Love and Women's Liberation on a Soviet Uzbek Collective Farm in The 1930s, A story Poem by Hamid Alimjan, C. David Montgomery; Chapter 2 Uighur Literature: The Antecedents, Eden Naby; Chapter 3 A Late Piece of Nazira or a Symbol Making its Way Through Early Uzbek Poetry, Ingeborg Baldauf; Chapter 4 Religious Themes in the Novels of Chingiz Aitmatov, Irena Jeziorska; Chapter 5 Script Changes in Xinjiang, Ildikó Bellér-Hann; Chapter 6 Census and Sociology: Evaluating the Language Situation in Soviet Central Asia, Simon Crisp; Chapter 7 Russian Language Teaching Policy in Soviet Central Asia 1958-86, J. M. Kirkwood; Chapter 8 Ritualism of Family Life in Soviet Central Asia: The Sunnat (Circumcision), Ewa A. Chylinski; Chapter 9 Professional Beliefs and Rituals Among Craftsmen in Central Asia: Genetic and Functional Interpretation, Z. Jasiewicz; Chapter 10 Women and Power: A Perspective on Marriage Among Durrani Pashtuns of Afghan Turkistan, Nancy Tapper; Chapter 11 Golden Tent-Pegs: Settlement and Change Among Nomads in Afghan Turkistan, Richard Tapper; Chapter 12 Ethnic Games in Xinjiang: Anthropological Approaches, C. M. Hann; Chapter 13 Continuity and Modernity in the Costume of the Muslims of Central Asia, Jennifer M. Scarce; Chapter 14 Musical Change in Herat During the Twentieth Century, John Baily; Chapter 15 Tradition and Change in Central Asian Architecture Today, F. Ashrafi; Chapter 16 The Baha'i Community of Ashkhabad; Its Social Basis and Importance in Baha'i History, M. Momen; Chapter 17 Islam in China: Western Studies, Jacques Waardenburg; Chapter 18 Change and Tradition in Eighteenth-Century Kazakhstan: The Dynastic Factor, Alan Bodger; Chapter 19 The Role of the Hui Muslims (Tungans) in Republican Sinkiang, Andrew D. W. Forbes;
