Community still matters : Uyghur culture and society in Central Asian context /
Just as global perceptions of Xinjiang have shifted dramatically, so too has scholarship on the history, culture, and politics of the Uyghur homeland experienced a sea-change. A field once dominated by philology and geopolitical analysis has, since the 1990s, become a site of vibrant interdisciplina...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Copenhagen :
NIAS Press,
2022.
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| Series: | NIAS studies in Asian topics ;
77. |
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| Summary: | Just as global perceptions of Xinjiang have shifted dramatically, so too has scholarship on the history, culture, and politics of the Uyghur homeland experienced a sea-change. A field once dominated by philology and geopolitical analysis has, since the 1990s, become a site of vibrant interdisciplinary practice. Uyghur studies - particularly research on gender, family, and the village economy - are now often found at the intersection of anthropological fieldwork, discursive analysis, textual studies, and social history. This volume collects a series of studies on these themes, drawing upon the innovative work of one of the field's leading figures, Ildiko Beller-Hann. The result is a snapshot both of the Uyghur region (and beyond) in the midst of change, and of a field of scholarship that is evolving as the voices of people from the region themselves increasingly come to the fore. More than a reflection on the genealogy of this field's knowledge and methodologies, this is a celebration of scholarly community - and of the people at its center. |
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| Physical Description: | xviii, 340 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | "Ildikó Bellér-Hann: a scholarly overview" (pages 317-326). Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9788776943158 8776943151 9788776943172 8776943178 |
| ISSN: | 0142-6028 ; |