Writing about peoples
An American’s reflections on 30 years of Central Asian studies
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11450397 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Russell Zanca (Northeastern Illinois University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 523-538 |
| Publication date | 2021-10-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Central Asian Survey (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0263-4937 • E-ISSN: 1465-3354 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02634937.2021.1965088 |
| OpenAlex | W3199941711 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 30 |
Recalling knowledge and instruction about Central Asia toward the end of the Cold War (1945–91) in the United States, this article provides a retrospective on an anthropologist’s coming of age and ability amidst prevailing interests and convictions concerning the region. It continues to discuss some of the early topics and studies that initiated a grounded approach to understanding Central Asia ethnographically as it broadens the analysis via a consideration of contributions from Europe and Central Eurasia. Not a literature review per se, the article focuses on some major concerns among anthropologists and their subjects since the beginning of independence. It then concludes that while studies have developed in complexity and theory within our field, we continue writing about culture via overarching political and economic systems that inform how we apprehend the world. The multiple and overlapping identities of Central Asians will continue to occupy much of our academic thinking for years to come
Ancient history · Central asia · Political science · China's Ethnic Minorities and Relations · History · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East · Soviet and Russian History
Central Asia, Anthropology of
Border Work
Zhongguo de Ya Zhou nei lu bian jiang
Ethnic groups and boundaries
Practicing Islam
From Belonging to Belief
Under Solomon's Throne
The Rules of Sociological Method
The Islamic Threat to the Soviet State (Routledge Revivals)
Allah's kolkhozes
The collapse of the Soviet Union
The Kirghiz and Wakhi of Afghanistan
Rethinking the Soviet Experience
A sound family for a healthy nation
Imagined communities
Blood Ties and the Native Son
Central Asia in the Post-Cold War World
Bride abduction in post-Soviet Central Asia
How to retire like a Soviet person
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,2 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |