TY  - BOOK
AU  - Luong, Pauline Jones, ed.
TI  - The transformation of Central Asia: states and societies from Soviet rule to independence
SN  - 8170492572
U1  - 327.58 
PY  - 2005///
CY  - Delhi
PB  - Manas
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - Central Asia
KW  - Social conditions
KW  - Economic history
N1  - Politics in the periphery: competing views of Central Asian states and societies / Pauline Jones Luong --
The retreat of the state: women and the social sphere. Between women and the state: Mahalla committees and social welfare in Uzbekistan / Marianne Kamp --
Women, marriage, and the nation-state: the rise of nonconsensual bride kidnapping in post-Soviet Kazakhstan / Cynthia Werner --
Linking state and society: culture and language. Cultural elites in Uzbekistan: ideological production and the state / Laura Adams --
A shrinking reach of the state? language policy and implementation in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan / Bhavna Dave --
The state against itself: central-regional relations. The limits of centralization: regional challenges in Uzbekistan / Alisher Ilkhamov --
Economic "decentralization" in Kazakhstan: causes and consequences / Pauline Jones Luong --
Redefining the state: internal and external forces. The civic realm in Kyrgyzstan: Soviet economic legacies and activists' expectations / kelly McMann. Beyond the state: transnational actors, NGOs, and environmental protection in Central Asia / Erika Weinthal --
Conclusion: Central Asia's contribution to theories of the state / Pauline Jones Luong
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