Azan on the moon : entangling modernity along Tajikistan's Pamir Highway
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Pittsburgh, PA : University of Pittsburgh Press, [2017].
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Ethnology -- Tajikistan.
Kūḣistonī Badakhshon (Tajikistan) -- Social conditions.
Mountain roads -- Social aspects -- Tajikistan -- History.
Pamir -- History.
Pamir Highway (Tajikistan) -- Description and travel.
Social change -- Tajikistan -- History.
Social change -- Tajikistan -- Kūḣistonī Badakhshon.
Tajikistan -- Biography.
Tajikistan -- Description and travel.
Tajikistan -- Social conditions.
Kūḣistonī Badakhshon (Tajikistan) -- Social conditions.
Mountain roads -- Social aspects -- Tajikistan -- History.
Pamir -- History.
Pamir Highway (Tajikistan) -- Description and travel.
Social change -- Tajikistan -- History.
Social change -- Tajikistan -- Kūḣistonī Badakhshon.
Tajikistan -- Biography.
Tajikistan -- Description and travel.
Tajikistan -- Social conditions.
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Published
Pittsburgh, PA : University of Pittsburgh Press, [2017].
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Book
Physical Desc
xx, 216 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Language
English
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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"Azan on the Moon is an in-depth anthropological study of people's lives along the Pamir Highway in eastern Tajikistan. Constructed in the 1930s in rugged high-altitude terrain, the road fundamentally altered the material and social fabric of this former Soviet outpost on the border with Afghanistan and China. The highway initially brought sentiments of disconnection and hardship, followed by Soviet modernization and development, and ultimately a sense of distinction from bordering countries and urban centers that continues to this day. Based on extensive fieldwork and through an analysis of construction, mobility, technology, media, development, Islam, and the state, Till Mostowlansky shows how ideas of modernity are both challenged and reinforced in contemporary Tajikistan. In the wake of China's rise in Central Asia, people along the Pamir Highway strive to reconcile a modern future with a modern past. Weaving together the road, a population, and a region, Azan on the Moon presents a rich ethnography of global connections"--Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Mostowlansky, T. (2017). Azan on the moon: entangling modernity along Tajikistan's Pamir Highway . University of Pittsburgh Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Mostowlansky, Till. 2017. Azan On the Moon: Entangling Modernity Along Tajikistan's Pamir Highway. University of Pittsburgh Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Mostowlansky, Till. Azan On the Moon: Entangling Modernity Along Tajikistan's Pamir Highway University of Pittsburgh Press, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Mostowlansky, Till. Azan On the Moon: Entangling Modernity Along Tajikistan's Pamir Highway University of Pittsburgh Press, 2017.
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