Central Asia

A Dozen Years of Central Asia: an archaeologist’s blog

DOI: https://doi.org/10.7160/KS.2022.180103 Author: Heinrich Härke Address: Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen, Institute for Prehistory, Early History and Medieval Archaeology, Department of Medieval Archaeology, 72070 Tübingen, Germany E-mail: heinrich.haerke@uni-tuebingen.de Language: English Issue: 1/2022 (18) Page Range: 57–80 No. of Pages: 24 Keywords: Central Asia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, archaeology, politics of archaeology, Dzhankent Abstract: The paper provides, in a series…

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Women’s Veiling: Everyday and Ceremonial Practices of Central-Asian Peoples

DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.7160/KS.2021.170202 Author: Tereza Hejzlarová, Olga Viktorovna Starostina Address: Tereza Hejzlarová, Department of Asian Studies, Faculty of Arts, Palacký University Olomouc, Třída Svobody 26, 779 00 Olomouc, Czech Republic Email: tereza.hejzlarova@upol.cz Olga Viktorovna Starostina, Department of Ethnography of the Peoples of the Caucasus, Central Asia and Kazakhstan, Russian Museum of Ethnography, Inzhenernaya 4/1, 191011 St. Petersburg, Russia…

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Political invention of the World Nomad Games in Kyrgyzstan

DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.7160/KS.2021.170203 Author: Arzuu Sheranova Address: Corvinus University of Budapest, Doctoral School of International Relations and Political Science, Hungary E-mail: arzuu.sheranova@stud.uni-corvinus.hu Language: English Issue: 2/2021 Page Range: 66–81 No. of Pages: 16 Keywords: invented traditions, games, nomad, nomadic, the World Nomad Games, foreign investment, tourism, Kyrgyzstan Abstract: This paper examines ‘invention’ of a new ‘tradition’, that is of nomadic games in Kyrgyzstan…

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The development and influence in traditional and modern music on the everyday life of the Kyrgyz people

DOI: https://doi.org/10.7160/KS.2020.150201 Author: Miloš Jodas Address: Asociace pro mezinárodní otázky / Association for International Affairs, Žitná 608/27, 110 00 Praha 1 E-mail: miljodas@gmail.com Language: Czech / English translation Issue: 2/2020 Page Range: 3–29 No. of Pages: 27 Keywords: Kyrgyzstan, ethnomusicology, music, globalization, folklore, Central Asia, music education, urbanization Abstract: The principal aim of this paper is to define Kyrgyz music in Kyrgyzstan ethnomusicology…

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Zoroastrian tradition at Mangyshlak – underground mosque Shakpak-Ata

Česká verze: Zoroastrijská tradice na Mangyšlaku – podzemní mešita Šakpak-Ata Petr Kment Kulturní studia / Cultural Studies Vol 6 No 11 (2018): 2/2018 The Kazakh peninsula of Mangyshlak, apart from its geographical specifics – there is a depression with the lowest altitude in Central Asia (-132 m) – can also boast cultural specifics. It is…

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Causes and impacts of labour migration in Uzbekistan

Andrea Štolfová Provozně ekonomická fakulta ČZU v Praze Faculty of Economics and Management, CULS Prague andrea.stolfova@gmail.com Causes and impacts of labour migration in Uzbekistan Author: Andrea Štolfová ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0832-1485 Language: Czech Issue: 1/2014 Page Range: 23-45 No. of Pages: 23 Keywords: Migration; Inhabitants of Uzbekistan; Russia; Kazakhstan; family; Traditional values; Rural life Summary/Abstract: This…

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Post-socialist transformation of society in Kyrgyzstan

Dagmar Nováková Provozně ekonomická fakulta ČZU v Praze, Kamýcká 129, 165 21 Praha-Suchdol Faculty of Economics and Management, CULS Prague, Czech Rep. novakova25@post.cz Post-socialist transformation of society in Kyrgyzstan Author: Dagmar Nováková Language: Czech Issue: 1/2013 Page Range: 67-87 No. of Pages: 21 Keywords: Kyrgyzstan; Soviet Union; Talas; transformation; everyday life Summary/Abstract: This paper addresses…

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Post-socialist transformation of Uzbekistan and its impact on the status of women within the family

Ida Pětioká Geschichtspark Bärnau-Tachov, Naaber Straße 5b, D-95671 Bärnau, Germany ida.petioka@geschichtspark.de Post-socialist transformation of Uzbekistan and its impact on the status of women within the family Author: Ida Pětioká Language: Czech Issue: 1/2013 Page Range: 45-66 No. of Pages: 22 Keywords: Uzbekistan; women; family; socialism; post-socialism; transformation Summary/Abstract: This paper explores how the position of…

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