Iconic Places in Central Asia. The Moral Geography of Dams, Pastures and Holy Sites

Féaux de la Croix, Jeanne (2017). Iconic Places in Central Asia. The Moral Geography of Dams, Pastures and Holy Sites. Kultur und soziale Praxis. Bielefeld: transcript Verlag 10.1515/9783839436301

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Jeanne Féaux de la Croix maps three iconic places as part of Central Asians' 'moral geographies' and examines their role in navigating socialist, neo-liberal and neo-Islamic life models.
Dams provide most of Kyrgyzstan's electricity, but are also at the heart of regional water disputes that threaten an already shrinking Aral Sea. Mountain pastures cover much of Central Asia's heartland and offer a livelihood and refuge, even to urban citizens. Pilgrimage sites have recovered from official Soviet oblivion and act as cherished scenes of decision-making. Examining how iconic places, work and well-being can mesh together, this book moves debates about post-Soviet memory, space and property onto fresh terrain.

Item Type:	Book (Monograph)
Division/Institute:	06 Faculty of Humanities > Department of Art and Cultural Studies > Institute of Social Anthropology
UniBE Contributor:	Féaux de la Croix, Jeanne Eileen
Subjects:	300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology
ISBN:	9783839436301
Series:	Kultur und soziale Praxis
Publisher:	transcript Verlag
Language:	English
Submitter:	Jana Samira Lamatsch
Date Deposited:	29 Dec 2023 08:43
Last Modified:	29 Dec 2023 08:43
Publisher DOI:	10.1515/9783839436301
URI:	https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/190911