Full Description
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.
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;
