Full Description
In this pioneering ethnographic study of identity and integration, author Philipp Schröder explores urban change in Kyrgyzstan's capital Bishkek from the vantage point of the male youth living in one neighbourhood. Touching on topics including authority, violence, social and imaginary geographies, interethnic relations, friendship, and competing notions of belonging to the city, Bishkek Boys offers unique insights into how post-Socialist economic liberalization, rural-urban migration and ethnic nationalism have reshaped social relations among young males who come of age in this Central Asian urban environment.
Contents
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgements
Notes on Transliteration and Naming
Introduction: The Playground Incident, the Field and a Conceptual Frame
Chapter 1. Authority and Resource: Batyr as a Leader in Shanghai
Chapter 2. Territory: Kanat and the Other Yards
Chapter 3. Disconnection: Bolot and the Generation 'Off the Streets'
Chapter 4. Respect and Responsibility: Semetei and the Other Bratishki
Chapter 5. Solidarity: Metis, Ulan and Friendship Relations
Chapter 6. Acquaintances: Maks and Interethnic Relations
Chapter 7. Urban Socialization: Tilek and the Newcomers
Conclusion: From Shanghai to Iug-2 and Bishkek's Postsocialist Trajectory
List of Main Characters
Glossary of Selected Terms
References
Index
