Introduction; 1 The Three Discursive Paradigms of State Identity in Kazakhstan; 2 Kazakhstan's Civic-National Identity; 3 Born for Misery and Woe; 4 Does Being Kyrgyz Mean Being a Muslim?; 5 Nation-Building and Political Islam in Post-Soviet Tajikistan; 6 Eye on the International Image; 7 Identity Theft?; 8 Exclusivist Identities in Central Asia; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index; About Contributors
Summary
This edited volume scrutinizes the nature and discourses of nationalisms and identity construction in the post-Soviet Central Asian republics, and elucidates the main strategies and tactics employed at various levels of identity construction in these states
